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

Zwei Vorträge beim Semestertreffen der Rheinischen und Niederlandischen Medizinhistoriker... : 14./15. Januar in Köln.

The expression of the passions : the origin and influence of Charles Le Brun's Conférence sur l'expression générale et particulière / Jennifer Montagu.

The tent of Darius explain'd: or the queens of Persia at the feet of Alexander. Translated from the French of Mr. Felibien. By Colonel Parsons. With a print of the Tent, engraven by Mr. Gribelin

Medizinische Aspekte bei der Darstellung von Geisteskrankheit auf dem Theater / Axel Unruh ; mit einem Essay "Expressions des Passions de l'ame" (Charles Lebrum) von Otto Baur und M. Putscher.

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.

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

Four faces expressing (clockwise from top left): hatred or jealousy, anger, acute pain and desire. Etching by A-J. de Fehrt after C. Le Brun.

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

1 print : line engraving with etching ; platemark 25 x 18.9 cm

1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 26.2 x 20.2 cm

Sixteen faces expressing the human passions. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1821, after C. Le Brun.

A female face expressing admiration. Lithograph by P. Simonau, 1822, after C. Le Brun.

2 prints : etching ; platemark (L): 9.8 x 5.9 cm

An outline of a face expressing acute pain (left); a face showing anger. Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.

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Charles Le Brun

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Images by Charles Le Brun

Works from the collections

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

A laughing face. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.

Sixteen faces expressing the human passions. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1821, after C. Le Brun.

A female face expressing admiration. Lithograph by P. Simonau, 1822, after C. Le Brun.

An outline of a face expressing acute pain (left); a face showing anger. Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.

Zwei Vorträge beim Semestertreffen der Rheinischen und Niederlandischen Medizinhistoriker... : 14./15. Januar in Köln.

The expression of the passions : the origin and influence of Charles Le Brun's Conférence sur l'expression générale et particulière / Jennifer Montagu.

The tent of Darius explain'd: or the queens of Persia at the feet of Alexander. Translated from the French of Mr. Felibien. By Colonel Parsons. With a print of the Tent, engraven by Mr. Gribelin

Medizinische Aspekte bei der Darstellung von Geisteskrankheit auf dem Theater / Axel Unruh ; mit einem Essay "Expressions des Passions de l'ame" (Charles Lebrum) von Otto Baur und M. Putscher.

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Charles Le Brun

Images from the collections

Images by Charles Le Brun

Works from the collections

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

A laughing face. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.

Sixteen faces expressing the human passions. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1821, after C. Le Brun.

A female face expressing admiration. Lithograph by P. Simonau, 1822, after C. Le Brun.

An outline of a face expressing acute pain (left); a face showing anger. Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.

Zwei Vorträge beim Semestertreffen der Rheinischen und Niederlandischen Medizinhistoriker... : 14./15. Januar in Köln.

The expression of the passions : the origin and influence of Charles Le Brun's Conférence sur l'expression générale et particulière / Jennifer Montagu.

The tent of Darius explain'd: or the queens of Persia at the feet of Alexander. Translated from the French of Mr. Felibien. By Colonel Parsons. With a print of the Tent, engraven by Mr. Gribelin

Medizinische Aspekte bei der Darstellung von Geisteskrankheit auf dem Theater / Axel Unruh ; mit einem Essay "Expressions des Passions de l'ame" (Charles Lebrum) von Otto Baur und M. Putscher.

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