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An écorché face showing the muscles involved in the expression of terror. Stipple engraving by H. Singleton (?) after G.T. Stubbs after G. Stubbs, 1815.

A bearded man whose face expresses horror. Crayon manner print by W. Hebert, c. 1770, after C. Le Brun.

A face expressing scorn (left) and a face expressing horror (right). Engraving, c. 1760, after C. Le Brun.

Two faces, one in outline, expressing horror. Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.

The face of a man expressing horror. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.

Prisoners in the French Revolution awaiting the summons to the guillotine. Engraving by Masson after Charles Muller.

A man with his mouth open in terror. Lithograph by P. Simonau, 1822, after C. Le Brun.

Two heads, both in states of fear. Engraving after C. Le Brun.

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Two faces, one in outline, expressing horror. Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.

The face of a man expressing horror. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.

Two heads, both in states of fear. Engraving after C. Le Brun.

A man with his mouth open in terror. Lithograph by P. Simonau, 1822, after C. Le Brun.

A bearded man whose face expresses horror. Crayon manner print by W. Hebert, c. 1770, after C. Le Brun.