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Charles Le Brun

17th-century French painter and art theorist (1619—1690)

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Images from the collections

Images by Charles Le Brun

155 images from works
  • Designs of ears and eyes. Engraving after C. Le Brun.
  • Frontispiece to an English edition of Charles Le Brun's 'Expressions of the passions of the soul' (left); a face expressing attention. Engraving, c. 1760, after C. Le Brun.
  • A female face expressing admiration. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.
  • The face of a man expressing simple bodily pain. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.
  • The cross bearing Christ is hoisted up before a multitude of lamenters and soldiers. Engraving by N-H. Tardieu after B. Audran after C. le Brun.
  • Ten faces expressing the human passions. Engraving by Barlow after C. Le Brun.
  • An angel rescues Hagar and Ishmael in the wilderness. Etching by E. Rooker after C. Le Brun.
  • Two faces showing joy and laughter. Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.
  • A frontal outline and a profile of faces expressing anger. Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.
  • A laughing face. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.

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164 works

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

    Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690. | Reference: 32629i
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    A laughing face. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.

    Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690. | Date: 1732 | Reference: 32637i
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    Sixteen faces expressing the human passions. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1821, after C. Le Brun.

    Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690. | Date: [1821] | Reference: 34246i
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    A female face expressing admiration. Lithograph by P. Simonau, 1822, after C. Le Brun.

    Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690. | Date: 1822 | Reference: 34048i
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    An outline of a face expressing acute pain (left); a face showing anger. Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.

    Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690. | Date: [1713] | Reference: 33636i

Frequent collaborators

Bernard Picart
Martin Engelbrecht
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Thomas Holloway

Related topics

Physiognomy
Face
Emotions
Facial Expression
Head
Fear
Characters and characteristics
Respect
Anger
Sadness

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