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Emotions

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  • A woman, the physiognomy of whom expresses attention excited by desire. Drawing, c. 1794.
  • Open Minded, artwork of the brain
  • Phrenological diagrams of the skull and brain, with three portraits: Laurence Sterne, a mathematician, and Shakespeare; exemplifying the faculties of wit, number and imagination respectively. Engraving by H. Sawyer after W. Byam, 1818.
  • 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.
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    Counselling for social anxiety disorder, illustration

    Jasmine Parker
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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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    Hair brain sculpture

    Jackie Brown
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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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