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Head of the Roman god Mars. Drawing, c. 1793.
- Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801.
- Date
- ca. 1793
- Reference
- 30076i
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Credit: Head of the Roman god Mars. Drawing, c. 1793. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
Lavater writes: "A brazen face of another species.... The hair may serve as an emblem of invariable strength, but the drawing of it is so violently exaggerated as to insult nature"
Publication/Creation
[London], ca. 1793
Physical description
1 drawing : pencil
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 30076i
Type/Technique
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Location Status Access Closed stores