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Design for a plate to J. C. Lavater’s, ‘Essays on Physiognomy’, trans. Henry Hunter, London 1789–1798, vol.III.i., p.119. Appears in the book in a chapter on the four temperaments. Lavater entitles this image ‘Melancholy of penetration’.
Title
Profile of a Melancholy Man with Characteristics of Penetration, Fear, and Distrust
Date
c.1792
Medium
pencil on paper (?)
Measurements
H 10.3 x W 11.9 cm
Accession number
29947i
Acquisition method
presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome
Work type
Drawing & watercolour
Wellcome Collection
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