Johann Caspar Lavater: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.
- Date:
- 1793?
- Reference:
- 31636i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
In the text accompanying the engraving, Lavater criticises the proportions of this design, assigning it the status of caricature; for an image he was happier about, see frame no. 9537
Publication/Creation
[London], 1793?
Physical description
1 drawing : pencil
Creator/production credits
Published engraving attributed to Rhodes
Reference
Wellcome Collection 31636i
Notes
One drawing in a group of drawings apparently prepared under the supervision of Thomas Holloway (1748-1827) for the English edition of J.C. Lavater, Essays on physiognomy, trans. Henry Hunter, London 1789-1798
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores