A creature undergoing physiognomic metamorphosis from a frog into an ideal head of Apollo. Coloured drawing by J.C. Lavater, 179-.
- Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801.
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- 34715i
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Description
The creature has now metamorphosed through 9 stages of the full 24
Physical description
1 drawing : pencil, with watercolour ; image 7.8 x 6.3 cm
Lettering
Bears number in Lavater's hand: 9
Notes
One of seven works in this series in the Wellcome Library
References note
Otto Baur, Bestiarium Humanum, Munich 1974, p. 56-7
Reference
Wellcome Collection 34715i
Creator/production credits
Baur (op. cit.) suggests that the design (which in its full version includes 24 stages), which is a reworking of a series of 12 frontal physiognomies in the 1778 publication of the 'Fragmente' is much influenced by Petrus Camper's similar designs made in the intervening years
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores