Essay on Physiognomy (Essai sur la Physiognomie Destiné à Faire Connoître l'Homme & à le faire Aimer, par Jean Gaspard Lavater, Citoyen de Zurich et Ministre du St. Evangile)
Artwork Details
- Title: Essay on Physiognomy (Essai sur la Physiognomie Destiné à Faire Connoître l'Homme & à le faire Aimer, par Jean Gaspard Lavater, Citoyen de Zurich et Ministre du St. Evangile)
- Author: Johann Caspar Lavater (Swiss, Zurich 1741–1801 Zurich)
- Date: 1783
- Medium: Etching and engraving
- Dimensions: 13 11/16 x 11 in. (34.8 x 28 cm)
- Classification: Books
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1968
- Object Number: 68.526.18(2)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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