A woman paying mild attention to something. Drawing, c. 1794, after N. Poussin.

  • Poussin, Nicolas, 1594?-1665.
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1794?[London] :
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30226i
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A woman paying mild attention to something. Drawing, c. 1794, after N. Poussin. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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In the text Lavater writes "the interval between the eye and the root of the nose is unnatural ... [expressing] an attention which investigates nothing thoroughly ... Perhaps sensual desire produced this attitude, which would be difficult to explain"

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[London], 1794?[London] : [publisher not identified], c. 1794.

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1 drawing : pencil

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Bears number: 11

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Wellcome Collection 30226i

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