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

  • Raphael, 1483-1520.
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c. 1789
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28688i
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An 'ideal head' shown to have slight idiosyncrasies in physiognomy. Drawing, c. 1789, after Raphael. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Lavater's text comments on the subtle differences between these three 'ideal heads' (Wellcome Library nos. 28686i, 28688i and 28689i) which would elude all but the eye of the physiognomist

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[London], c. 1789.

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1 drawing : graphite

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One drawing in a group of drawings in the Wellcome Library made in preparation for the English version of 'Essays on physiognomy', supervised by Thomas Holloway (1748-1827). This included re-engraving many of the works from the original German and French publications

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Wellcome Collection 28688i

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Anker Smith is credited as engraver in the book

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