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Designs showing the lower half of the face in various physiognomies and actions. Engraving after C. Le Brun.

Profile of a boy which, according to Lavater, exemplifies Raphael's approach to noses and chins in profile. Drawing, c. 1791, after Raphael.

N. Malzieu: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.

Lower parts of the face: outlines. Engraving after C. Le Brun.

A man in a large hood with an overhanging forehead and a protruding chin. Engraving by B. Bossi, 1775, after himself.

A young woman with a large forehead, long nose and pointed chin. Engraving by B. Bossi, 1776, after himself.

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Chin

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Images about Chin

Works from the collections

A man in a large hood with an overhanging forehead and a protruding chin. Engraving by B. Bossi, 1775, after himself.

A young woman with a large forehead, long nose and pointed chin. Engraving by B. Bossi, 1776, after himself.

Lower parts of the face: outlines. Engraving after C. Le Brun.

N. Malzieu: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.

Profile of a boy which, according to Lavater, exemplifies Raphael's approach to noses and chins in profile. Drawing, c. 1791, after Raphael.

Chin

Images from the collections

Images about Chin

Works from the collections

A man in a large hood with an overhanging forehead and a protruding chin. Engraving by B. Bossi, 1775, after himself.

A young woman with a large forehead, long nose and pointed chin. Engraving by B. Bossi, 1776, after himself.

Lower parts of the face: outlines. Engraving after C. Le Brun.

N. Malzieu: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.

Profile of a boy which, according to Lavater, exemplifies Raphael's approach to noses and chins in profile. Drawing, c. 1791, after Raphael.

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