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

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1789?
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29410i
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A physiognomy exemplifying what Lavater calls the 'homogeneity' of the face. Drawing, c. 1791. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Lavater includes this image in a chapter on 'the model of homogeneity in the human species', where he seeks to demonstrate that the features of the face make up a harmonious whole expressing an underlying character

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[London], 1789?

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1 drawing : pencil

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Wellcome Collection 29410i

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