Motions or positions of subcutaneous human face muscles, conveying emotional state

Essays on the anatomy and philosophy of expression / By Charles Bell.

Designs of ears and eyes. Engraving after C. Le Brun.

A female face expressing admiration. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.

Essays on the anatomy of expression in painting / By Charles Bell.

The anatomy and philosophy of expression as connected with the fine arts / By Sir Charles Bell.

An écorché face showing the movements of facial muscles during laughter. Stipple engraving by H. Singleton (?) after G.T. Stubbs after G. Stubbs, 1815.

The face of a man expressing simple bodily pain. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.

One of two scenes from the Naya-nayika set of lovers' quarrels. Chromolithograph.

Ten faces expressing the human passions. Engraving by Barlow after C. Le Brun.

Two faces showing joy and laughter. Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 16.6 x 11.6 cm

Head of a man screaming. Engraving after Michelangelo.

A face with hair on end expressing despair. Crayon Manner print by W. Hebert, c. 1770, after C. Le Brun.

1 print : line engraving with etching ; platemark 25 x 18.9 cm

A laughing face. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.

1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 26.2 x 20.2 cm

Sixteen faces expressing the human passions. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1821, after C. Le Brun.

A female face expressing admiration. Lithograph by P. Simonau, 1822, after C. Le Brun.

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Facial Expression

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Images referencing Facial Expression

Works from the collections

Head of a man screaming. Engraving after Michelangelo.

A face with hair on end expressing despair. Crayon Manner print by W. Hebert, c. 1770, after C. Le Brun.

A laughing face. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.

Sixteen faces expressing the human passions. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1821, after C. Le Brun.

A female face expressing admiration. Lithograph by P. Simonau, 1822, after C. Le Brun.

Facial Expression

Images from the collections

Images referencing Facial Expression

Works from the collections

Head of a man screaming. Engraving after Michelangelo.

A face with hair on end expressing despair. Crayon Manner print by W. Hebert, c. 1770, after C. Le Brun.

A laughing face. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.

Sixteen faces expressing the human passions. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1821, after C. Le Brun.

A female face expressing admiration. Lithograph by P. Simonau, 1822, after C. Le Brun.

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