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  • A married couple who have begun physically to resemble each other. Drawing, c. 1794.
  • Profile of a boy which, according to Lavater, exemplifies Raphael's approach to noses and chins in profile. Drawing, c. 1791, after Raphael.
  • Eyes of Cupid. Drawing by T. Holloway, ca. 1794, after A.R. Mengs.
  • A man whose physiognomy reveals a "sage, honorable, sprightly, judicious, profound, pious" character. Drawing, c. 1794.
  • A face expressing scorn (left) and a face expressing horror (right). Engraving, c. 1760, after C. Le Brun.
  • Mary, sister of Martha (from the New Testament). Drawing, c. 1791, after J.H. Füssli.
  • A male face with head bowed, expressing veneration. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.
  • The death mask of William Palmer, the poisoner. Lithograph after M. Krantz, c. 1860.
  • Three faces: weeping (top), expressing compassion (bottom left), and scorn (bottom right). Engravings after C. Le Brun.
  • The face of a woman in ecstasy (left); a female face expressing simple love (right). Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.
  • A red-faced sun rises above a city; stunted trees stand in the foreground; representing either the culmination of the alchemical work or the star of hope that inspires the alchemist through his tribulations. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
  • A face expressing hatred or jealousy (left); a face with hair on end expressing despair. Engraving, c. 1760, after C. Le Brun.
  • Heads of hares, a goat, a boar, and an ass. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • Face and brain: dissections. Colour mezzotint by J.F. Gautier d'Agoty, 1748.
  • Head of the penitent Magdalene. Drawing, c. 1794.
  • Adriaan van Cattenburgh. Drawing, c. 1794.
  • Head of a woman expressing, according to Lavater, good sense and fidelity. Drawing, c. 1794.
  • Six heads of birds: cocks, parrots and pigeons. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • A physiognomist whose body is entirely made up of faces, sitting at a table diagnosing people's physiognomic characteristics with the help of a book. Coloured lithograph by G.E. Madeley after G. Spratt, 1831.
  • Antonius Triest, Bishop of Ghent. Drawing, c. 1789 after A. van Dyck.
  • Head of the Roman god Mars. Drawing, c. 1793.
  • A woman with a long, vertical nose, wearing an elaborate hat and a fur hood. Engraving by B. Bossi, 1776 (?), after himself.
  • Seven physiognomies. Drawing, c. 1793.
  • John Locke: perspective of a bust. Drawing, c. 1789, after D.N. Chodowiecki.
  • Knipperdolling, exhibited in Lavater's work on physiognomy as a 'famous and sanguinary fanatic'. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • Experiments in physiology. Facial expressions
  • Four high society women in costumes associated with the times of the day; two women wearing historical costumes from Europe and America. Lithograph.
  • A woman with bulging eyes, expressing desire through her face. Crayon manner print by W. Hebert, c. 1770, after C. Le Brun.
  • The eyes of a man; expressing, according to Lavater, greatness, prudence and courage. Drawing, c. 1794.
  • Physiognomy showing a man trying to control himself under the duress of pain. Drawing, c. 1789, after A. Schluter.