Physiognomy; or, the corresponding analogy between the conformation of the features and the ruling passions of the mind / translated from the original work of J. C. Lavater by Samuel Shaw Esq. Editor of the Abridgement of Bruce's Travels.

  • Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801.
Date:
1792
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Credit: Physiognomy; or, the corresponding analogy between the conformation of the features and the ruling passions of the mind / translated from the original work of J. C. Lavater by Samuel Shaw Esq. Editor of the Abridgement of Bruce's Travels. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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