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Head of an ibex. Drawing, c. 1789. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Head of an ibex. Drawing, c. 1789.
- Date:
- 1789?
- Reference:
- 29134i
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In applying the study of physiognomy to the animal world, Lavater asserts a "proportional difference of force and form. ... From the insect invisible to the naked eye, up to the elephant, is not the gradation of internal and external character perpetually in exact relation?" (vol. II.i. p. 99)
Described as a bouquetin in the text. Lavater points out the emphasised sinews of the neck, attributing them to the need for support for the horns
Publication/Creation
[London], 1789?
Physical description
1 drawing : pencil
Reference
Wellcome Collection 29134i
Creator/production credits
Published engraving by Barlow
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