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Physiology, Comparative

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Zoology
Medicine, Comparative

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Images about Physiology, Comparative

29 images from works
  • Heads of leopards, lions, and a sheep. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • Human physiognomies next to animal physiognomies, showing the relations between certain of the species. Etching, c. 1820, after C. Le Brun.
  • 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-.
  • Six heads of dogs. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • Four heads of birds: a swan, a polyphemus, a wild duck and a pelican. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • Faces expressing the passions and showing the muscles relation to expression, with an explanation of the art of 'pathognomy', the reading of facial expression. Etching, c. 1800.
  • Head of a stag. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • Head of a lynx and two figures of the head of a beaver. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • The head of a frog, in the early stages of a physiognomic metamorphosis into an ideal head of Apollo. Coloured drawing by J.C. Lavater, 179-.
  • Skulls of twenty-one animals. Drawing, c. 1789.
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Works from the collections

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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-.

    Johann Kaspar Lavater | Reference: 34714i
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    Physiology practicums : explicit directions for examining portions of the cat, and the heart, eye, and brain of the sheep, as an aid in the study of elementary physiology.

    Burt Green Wilder | Date: 1895
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    A creature undergoing physiognomic metamorphosis from a frog into an ideal head of Apollo. Coloured drawing by J.C. Lavater, 179-.

    Johann Kaspar Lavater | Reference: 34716i
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    Anatomical and physiological observations / by John Struthers.

    Struthers, John, Sir, 1823-1899. | Date: 1854-1864
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    Two skulls of monkeys. Grey wash drawing, c. 1789.

    | Date: c. 1789 | Reference: 29236i
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Related topics

Physiognomy
Face
Head
Human behavior - Animal models
Characters and characteristics
Animals
Physiology
Anatomy, Comparative
Metamorphosis, Biological
Anura

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