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Author Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck British
Illustrator William Henry Brooke British
Publisher John and Arthur Arch British
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Title: Theory on the Classification of Beauty and Deformity, and Their Correspondence with Physiognomonic Expression, Exemplified in Various Works of Art, and Natural Objects
Author:
Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck (British, Birmingham 1778–1856 Clifton, Bristol)
Illustrator:
William Henry Brooke (British, London (?) 1772–1860 Chichester, Sussex)
Publisher:
John and Arthur Arch (London)
Published in: London
Date: 1815
Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving, hand colored
Dimensions: 11 1/8 x 8 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (28.3 x 22.2 x 4.5 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1970
Accession Number: 1970.699.5
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