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Physiology, Comparative

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  • 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.
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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-.

    Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801. | 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.

    Wilder, Burt G. (Burt Green), 1841-1925. | 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-.

    Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801. | 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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