Volume 2

Essays on physiognomy; designed to promote the knowledge and the love of mankind / ... Illustrated by more than eight hundred 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.

  • Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801
Date:
1789-1798 [i.e. 1788-1799]
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Credit: Essays on physiognomy; designed to promote the knowledge and the love of mankind / ... Illustrated by more than eight hundred 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. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME. vii PAGE XXII. Six heads; various expreflion of mental weaknefs 87 XXIII. Henry IV. after Chodowiecki, caricature - 88 Finifhed portrait of Ditto, after Reubens - - ib. XXIV. Voltaire, after Hubert, caricature - 91 Bull of Ditto, after Pigalle - - ib. Portrait of Ditto - - “95 IX. fragment. A. Of animals, with an introductory emblematical Vignette 9b B. General reflections - - - 97 C. Detached thoughts, from Ariftotle, on animals - 98 D. Obfervations by a friend of the author - - 100 E. Sculls of animals - - - 101 F. Ditto ditto - - - 102 Two mafks : atrocious malignity - - - 105 G. - - - 106 H. Refemblance between man and animals - 107 I. Three human faces(violent caricature) forced into the refemblance of an ox, and three heads of oxen 108 K. Particular obfervations on fome animals - - 109 Buffalo and Tiger » - - - no L. Heads of animals - - - - - m M. Six Heads of animals - - - 112 N. Five ditto ditto - - - - -113 O. Ditto ditto - - - 114 P. Tigers and lions (contrafted with the fheep) - 115 Q. Elephants - - - - - -116 R. Horfes, I. - - - - 117 Ditto, II. Six heads - - - 118 Ditto, III. Five ditto - - - -119 S. Birds - - 120 Peacock and owl - - - 122 Oftrich - - - - 123 Wolf and lamb of the feathered race 124 Bats - - - - - 125 T. Fifhes - - - - - 126 * U. Serpents - - - - 127 X. InfeCts, I. Bee and fpider - - - 129 Ditto, II. Great dragon fly, See. - 130 Ditto, III. Heads viewed through the microfcope - 132 Y. Bees