A woman weeping over her dead lover. Drawing, c. 1793.

Connected with preparatory drawings for the English translation of J.C. Lavater's Essays on physiognomy, trans. H. Hunter, London: 1789-1798. This design has not been recognised among the published engravings

Thomas Holloway (1748-1827) supervised the artwork for the English version of the book. This included re-engraving many of the works from the original German and French publications. This series of designs (frame nos. 9326T-9551) are mostly preparations for the English version

[London], 1793?

1 drawing : pen and pencil

Possibly related to a series by John Flaxman. Compare the aquatint by F.C. Lewis after Flaxman entitled 'Visit the sick'

Wellcome Collection 31701i