A physiognomy expressing religious veneration. Drawing, c. 1789, after C. Le Brun.
- Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690.
- Date:
- c. 1789
- Reference:
- 29011i
- Pictures
About this work
Publication/Creation
[London], c. 1789.
Physical description
1 drawing : graphite
Lettering
In the text, Lavater comments that the physiognomy shows religious veneration, "but the forehead is too elevated, the top of the nose too blunt ... to permit the expression of the whole to reach the sublime"
Reference
Wellcome Collection 29011i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores