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  • A woman, the physiognomy of whom expresses attention excited by desire. Drawing, c. 1794.
  • Phrenological diagrams of the skull and brain, with three portraits: Laurence Sterne, a mathematician, and Shakespeare; exemplifying the faculties of wit, number and imagination respectively. Engraving by H. Sawyer after W. Byam, 1818.
  • Head of a boy. Drawing, c. 1794.
  • Head of John the Baptist as a youth. Drawing, c. 1791, after Raphael.
  • The head of a man composed of writhing nude figures. Oil painting by F. Balbi.
  • Guido Reni: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.
  • Judith with a sword holding the head of Holofernes. Mezzotint by A. von Prenner after A. Varotari, il Padovanino, ca. 1720.
  • A woman's head, expressive of sublime compassion. Drawing, c. 1791, after Raphael.
  • Outlines of faces: the left-hand pair expressing good judgment, the right-hand pair weakness of mind. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • An écorché face showing the movements of facial muscles during laughter. Stipple engraving by H. Singleton (?) after G.T. Stubbs after G. Stubbs, 1815.
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Works from the collections

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    The head of a man in a fur turban looking downwards and to right. Soft ground etching by B. Green after G.B. Castiglione.

    Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione | Date: [1780?] | Reference: 2497732i
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    Johannes Claubergius: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.

    | Date: c. 1793 | Reference: 30982i
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    Bust of a lean male, looking down to his lower right. Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar after Leonardo da Vinci, 1648.

    Leonardo da Vinci | Date: 1648 | Reference: 29064i
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    Head of a youth. Drawing, c. 1794.

    | Date: 1794? | Reference: 30146i
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    Eight likenesses of Socrates. Two drawings, c. 1789.

    | Date: c. 1789 | Reference: 28697i
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Related topics

Physiognomy
Characters and characteristics
Face
Phrenology
Psychology - History
Human anatomy
Brain
Temperament
Decapitation
Skull

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