Seven portraits of women, compared for their beauty and prudence. Drawing, c. 1789.
- Date:
- c. 1789
- Reference:
- 28698i
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The central woman represents the ideal; the next but one on the right is in turn, in a way that strikes us "antecedent to all reasoning", better than the next one along. On the left, the middle woman shows more prudence in her physiognomy than the other two
Publication/Creation
[London], c. 1789.
Physical description
1 drawing : pencil
Creator/production credits
Engraving in the book attributed to T. Trotter
Reference
Wellcome Collection 28698i
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