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Petrus Camper. Mixed media by P. Camper and C.E. Daniels after J. Tischbein.

Pieter Camper correcting John Hunter's paper on the hawk. Watercolour attributed to J. Foot, 1822.

Petrus Camper. Stipple engraving by B. Roger, 1803, after R. Vinkeles.

Petrus Camper. Line engraving by W.H. Lizars, 1840.

Petrus Camper. Photograph after J.F.A. Tischbein.

Petrus Camper. Line engraving by R. Vinkeles and C. Bogerts, 1792, after J. Buys.

Petrus Camper. Line engraving by R. Vinkeles, 1778, after himself.

Petrus Camper. Stipple engraving by T. Kirk after R. Vinkeles.

Verhandeling over den breukband van den grooten Petrus Camper, behelzende verbeteringen waardoor dezelve met meerder zekerheid kan worden vervaardigd en voor den lijder gemakkelijker is ... Aan welker, door Directeuren van de Hollandse maatschappij der Wetenschappen, en mei 1816, de zilveren eerpenning en eene premie ... is toegewezen / [Jacobus Puijn].

Peter Camper, 1722-1789 / Emanuel B. Kaplan.

The travel journals of Peter Camper (1722-1789) Anatomist, artist, and obstetrician / by Douglas Guthrie.

L'art de connaître les hommes par la physionomie ... / par M. Moreau.

Discours / prononcés par feû Mr. Pierre Camper, en l'Académie de dessein d'Amsterdam, sur le moyen de représenter d'une manière sûre les diverses passions qui se manifestent sur le visage; sur l'étonnante conformité qui existe entre les quadrupèdes, les oiseaux, les poissons et l'homme; et enfin sur le beau physique: publiés par son fils Adrien Gilles Camper, traduits du hollandois par Denis Bernard Quatremere D'Isjonval.

Écorché head of an elephant: two figures showing the musculature of the head and face. Etching by R. Vinkeles 1787/1800 (?), after P. Camper, 1774.

The head of a frog, in the fourth stage of a physiognomic metamorphosis into an ideal head of Apollo. Coloured drawing by J.C. Lavater, 179-.

An elephant, seen from below. Etching by R. Vinkeles 1787/1800 (?), after P. Camper, 1774.

Anatomical tables with explanations, and an abridgement of the practice of midwifery : with a view to illustrate a treatise on that subject, and collection of cases.

The head of an animal, in the sixth stage of a physiognomic metamorphosis from a frog to an ideal head of Apollo. Coloured drawing by J.C. Lavater, 179-.

Four studies of elephants, including a side-view of an elephant with a bandaged leg, with details of the head, breasts and genital area. Etching with stipple, by R. Vinkeles 1787/1800 (?), after P. Camper, 1770-1779.

A creature undergoing physiognomic metamorphosis from a frog into an ideal head of Apollo. Coloured drawing by J.C. Lavater, 179-.

Samlung anatomischer Tabellen, mit Erklärungen, und einem Auszuge der praktischen Hebamenkunst. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt. Nebst Nachricht und kurze Prüfungen der Sigaultschen Operazion von Dr. C.L.B. mit XL kupfertafeln / D. Wilhelm Smellie.

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Camper, Petrus, 1722-1789

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The head of an animal, in the sixth stage of a physiognomic metamorphosis from a frog to an ideal head of Apollo. Coloured drawing by J.C. Lavater, 179-.

Four studies of elephants, including a side-view of an elephant with a bandaged leg, with details of the head, breasts and genital area. Etching with stipple, by R. Vinkeles 1787/1800 (?), after P. Camper, 1770-1779.

A creature undergoing physiognomic metamorphosis from a frog into an ideal head of Apollo. Coloured drawing by J.C. Lavater, 179-.

Samlung anatomischer Tabellen, mit Erklärungen, und einem Auszuge der praktischen Hebamenkunst. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt. Nebst Nachricht und kurze Prüfungen der Sigaultschen Operazion von Dr. C.L.B. mit XL kupfertafeln / D. Wilhelm Smellie.