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Johann Kaspar Lavater

Swiss poet (1741-1801)

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Literature
Physiognomy
Theology

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Images by Johann Kaspar Lavater

333 images from works
  • A woman, the physiognomy of whom expresses attention excited by desire. Drawing, c. 1794.
  • Head of a boy. Drawing, c. 1794.
  • Head of John the Baptist as a youth. Drawing, c. 1791, after Raphael.
  • Guido Reni: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.
  • L'art de connaître les hommes par la physionomie ... / par M. Moreau.
  • 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.
  • The head of Hercules. Drawing, c. 1792.
  • Right profile of a boy exemplifying ancient Greek male beauty. Drawing, c. 1791.
  • Thirteen physiognomies. Drawing, c. 1789.
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Images featuring Johann Kaspar Lavater

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  • Johann Caspar Lavater. Lithograph by Z. Belliard.
  • Johann Caspar Lavater. Line engraving by T. Holloway.
  • Johann Caspar Lavater. Photograph by Gustav Schauer after an engraving.
  • Johann Caspar Lavater. Etching by J. Schleuen after B. Rode.
  • Essays on physiognomy : designed to promote the knowledge and the love of mankind / Written in the German language by John Caspar Lavater, and translated into English by Thomas Holcroft. To which are added, one hundred physiognomonical rules, a posthumous work by Mr. Lavater; and memoirs of the life of the author, compiled principally from the life of Lavater, by G. Gessner.
  • Johann Caspar Lavater. Engraved silhouette by J. H. Lips [?].
  • Johann Caspar Lavater. Line engraving by J. Stöber, 1841.
  • Johann Caspar Lavater. Etching by J. Schleuen after B. Rode.
  • Johann Caspar Lavater. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1813.
  • Johann Caspar Lavater. Line engraving by J. H. Lips, 1780, after himself.
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Thomas Holloway
Raphael
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Charles Le Brun
Physiognomy
Characters and characteristics
Face
Head
Eye
Physiology, Comparative
Temperament
Human behavior - Animal models
Animals