Bearded man: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.

Date:
1793?
Reference:
31635i
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Description

Drawing accompanying the collection of drawings for J.C. Lavater, Essays on Physiognomy, trans. H. Hunter, London 1789-1798. An engraving of this drawing has not been identified in the book

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

Publication/Creation

[London], 1793?

Physical description

1 drawing : pencil

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Reference

Wellcome Collection 31635i

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