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'The drowning woman"
Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990Date: September 1973Reference: 2870413i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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A face with hair on end expressing despair. Crayon Manner print by W. Hebert, c. 1770, after C. Le Brun.
Charles Le BrunReference: 32629i
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Johannes Claubergius: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.
Date: c. 1793Reference: 30982i
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A laughing face. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.
Charles Le BrunDate: 1732Reference: 32637i
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Sixteen faces expressing the human passions. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1821, after C. Le Brun.
Charles Le BrunDate: [1821]Reference: 34246i
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Four faces: a European, a Mongolian, an Ethiopian, and a profile of Samuel Johnson; three frontal silhouettes; three skulls of the same races seen from above (in the order European, Ethiopian and Mongolian). Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1824.
Date: 1824Reference: 35100i
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A smiling face with a large, yellow mouth
Meredith, David Thomas, active approximately 1975-1989Date: 20 January 1976Reference: 3010629i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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The head of an animal, in the sixth stage of a physiognomic metamorphosis from a frog to an ideal head of Apollo. Coloured drawing by J.C. Lavater, 179-.
Johann Kaspar LavaterReference: 34714i
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Head of a youth. Drawing, c. 1794.
Date: 1794?Reference: 30146i
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Studies in the facial region / by Harrison Allen.
Harrison AllenDate: 1875
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Eight likenesses of Socrates. Two drawings, c. 1789.
Date: c. 1789Reference: 28697i
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Head of an angel. Drawing, c. 1791, after G. Reni.
Guido ReniDate: 1791?Reference: 29478i
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A female face expressing admiration. Lithograph by P. Simonau, 1822, after C. Le Brun.
Charles Le BrunDate: 1822Reference: 34048i
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Eyes, nose and downturned mouth in purple
Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990Date: 15 June 1970Reference: 2871466i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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An ideal head, yet according to Lavater, destitute of character. Drawing, c. 1792.
Date: 1792?Reference: 30010i
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A multicoloured star with a face at its centre
Gurr, Graham, active approximately 1976-1984Date: 24 September 1982Reference: PP/ADA/C/8/61/24
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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Two demonic physiognomies, expressive of malignity. Drawing, c. 1789.
Date: c. 1789Reference: 29009i
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Face and purple reverse
Rowlands, Gwyneth, 1915-2009Date: c.1960s-1970sReference: PP/ADA/C/8/134/45
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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A physiognomy exemplifying what Lavater calls the 'homogeneity' of the face. Drawing, c. 1791.
Date: 1789?Reference: 29410i
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A creature undergoing physiognomic metamorphosis from a frog into an ideal head of Apollo. Coloured drawing by J.C. Lavater, 179-.
Johann Kaspar LavaterReference: 34716i
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An erupting volcano between two shapes
Meredith, David Thomas, active approximately 1975-1989Date: 4 November 1975Reference: 3005814i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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An 'ideal head' shown to have slight idiosyncrasies in physiognomy. Drawing, c. 1789, after Raphael.
RaphaelDate: c. 1789Reference: 28688i
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Massage und Gymnastik im Dienste der Kosmetik : Beiheft zum Handbuch der Massage und Heilgymnastik / von Fr. Kirchberg.
Kirchberg, Franz, 1875-Date: 1926
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An outline of a face expressing acute pain (left); a face showing anger. Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.
Charles Le BrunDate: [1713]Reference: 33636i
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The face of a great character expressing great affliction, according to Lavater. Drawing, c. 1793, after C. Le Brun or D.N. Chodowiecki.
Charles Le BrunDate: 1793?Reference: 31613i

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'The drowning woman"

A face with hair on end expressing despair. Crayon Manner print by W. Hebert, c. 1770, after C. Le Brun.

Johannes Claubergius: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.

A laughing face. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.

Sixteen faces expressing the human passions. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1821, after C. Le Brun.

Four faces: a European, a Mongolian, an Ethiopian, and a profile of Samuel Johnson; three frontal silhouettes; three skulls of the same races seen from above (in the order European, Ethiopian and Mongolian). Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1824.

A smiling face with a large, yellow mouth

The head of an animal, in the sixth stage of a physiognomic metamorphosis from a frog to an ideal head of Apollo. Coloured drawing by J.C. Lavater, 179-.

Head of a youth. Drawing, c. 1794.

Studies in the facial region / by Harrison Allen.

Eight likenesses of Socrates. Two drawings, c. 1789.

Head of an angel. Drawing, c. 1791, after G. Reni.

A female face expressing admiration. Lithograph by P. Simonau, 1822, after C. Le Brun.

Eyes, nose and downturned mouth in purple

An ideal head, yet according to Lavater, destitute of character. Drawing, c. 1792.

A multicoloured star with a face at its centre

Two demonic physiognomies, expressive of malignity. Drawing, c. 1789.

Face and purple reverse

A physiognomy exemplifying what Lavater calls the 'homogeneity' of the face. Drawing, c. 1791.

A creature undergoing physiognomic metamorphosis from a frog into an ideal head of Apollo. Coloured drawing by J.C. Lavater, 179-.

An erupting volcano between two shapes

An 'ideal head' shown to have slight idiosyncrasies in physiognomy. Drawing, c. 1789, after Raphael.

Massage und Gymnastik im Dienste der Kosmetik : Beiheft zum Handbuch der Massage und Heilgymnastik / von Fr. Kirchberg.

An outline of a face expressing acute pain (left); a face showing anger. Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.

The face of a great character expressing great affliction, according to Lavater. Drawing, c. 1793, after C. Le Brun or D.N. Chodowiecki.