A female goddess with a castle on her head (representing an Earth goddess or Geometry) holds up a tablet engraved with faces from which a man copies; two angels and a swan sit with them in the clouds. Engraving by T. Holloway, 1810.

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1810
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31826i
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A female goddess with a castle on her head (representing an Earth goddess or Geometry) holds up a tablet engraved with faces from which a man copies; two angels and a swan sit with them in the clouds. Engraving by T. Holloway, 1810. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London (Piccadilly) : J. Stockdale, 1810 (Bolt Court, Fleet Street : T. Bensley)

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1 print : line engraving ; platemark 11.8 x 17.2 cm

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T. Holloway sculp. Printed on title sheet: "Essays on physiognomy, designed to promote the knowledge and the love of mankind. By John Caspar Lavater, citizen of Zurich, and minister of the gospel. Illustrated. Illustrated by engravings, accurately copied; and some duplicates added from originals. Executed by, or under the inspection of, Thomas Holloway. Translated from the French by Henry Hunter, D.D. Minister of the Scots Church, London-Wall. God created man after his own image. Volume I."

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Wellcome Collection 31826i

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