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How to read heads, or, Practical physiognomy made easy : the science and art of reading character briefly outlined, illustrated, and explained / by James Coates.
Coates, James, 1843-1933.Date: [between 1890 and 1899?]
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Chiromancy, France, 17th century
Date: Late 17th centuryReference: MS.7136
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Five ears surrounded by hair. Engraving after C. Le Brun.
Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690.Reference: 33956i
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Five profiles exhibited for their noses. Drawing, c. 1794.
Date: 1794?Reference: 30947i
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M0007217: Manuscript illustration depicting metoposcopy
Date: 6 September 1940Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/61/100
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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Seeing the face, seeing the soul : Polemon's Physiognomy from classical antiquity to medieval Islam / edited by Simon Swain ; with contributions by George Boys-Stones [and others].
Date: 2007
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Makattuvam poruntiya Viyāca makāmuṉivar tiruvāymalarntaruḷiya Cāmuttirikai, yeṉṉum, Śrī puruṣa lakṣaṇakuṟicāstiram / iḵatu cōtiṭarkaḷ upayōkattiṟkāka Ceñciēkāmpara Mutaliyāravarkaḷāl mūlamum uraiyuṭaṉ eḻutimuṭivupeṟṟu Pūviruntavalli Cu. Kuppucāmimutaliyāratu ... patippikkappaṭṭatu.
Ēkāmpara Mutaliyār, Ceñci.Date: 1899
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Two faces, one in outline, expressing horror. Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.
Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690.Date: [1713]Reference: 33495i
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The profile of a businessman, according to Lavater. Drawing, c. 1793.
Date: c. 1793Reference: 31520i
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Physiognomy founded on physiology, and applied to various countries, professions, and individuals: with an appendix on the bones at Hythe, the sculls of the ancient inhabitants of Britain and its invaders / By Alexander Walker.
Walker, Alexander, 1779-1852.Date: 1834
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John Locke: perspective of a bust. Drawing, c. 1789, after D.N. Chodowiecki.
Chodowiecki, Daniel, 1726-1801.Date: c. 1789Reference: 28750i
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Finella, Filippo
Date: Middle 17th centuryReference: MS.273
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Christ talking to two men who, according to Lavater, show physiognomic traits of 'sensuality'. Drawing, c. 1789, after H. Holbein.
Holbein, Hans, 1497?-1543.Date: c. 1789Reference: 28696i
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Two faces expressing veneration and rapture. Etching, c. 1760, after C. Le Brun.
Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690.Reference: 32364i
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Twelve sketches of eyes. Drawing, c. 1793.
Date: 1793?Reference: 31765i
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A woman engaged in reflection. Drawing, c. 1794, after N. Poussin.
Poussin, Nicolas, 1594?-1665.Date: 1794?Reference: 30224i
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N. Dubois de Chémant demonstrating his own and a woman's false teeth to a prospective male patient with disordered teeth. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1811.
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827.Date: Feb.y 26 1811Reference: 16634i
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Histoire du visage : exprimer et taire ses émotions, XVIe-début XIXe siècle / Jean-Jacques Courtine, Claudine Haroche.
Courtine, Jean-Jacques.Date: [1988], ©1988
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Charles Étienne Bonnet, the Swiss naturalist and philosopher: profile. Drawing, c. 1794.
Date: c. 1794Reference: 30659i
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Head of a man with hair raised, expressing despair. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.
Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690.Date: 1732Reference: 33163i
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Two faces (one outlined, the other of a long-haired youth) expressing esteem. Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.
Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690.Date: [1713]Reference: 33454i
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Lavater's looking-glass; or, Essays on the face of animated nature, from man to plants. ... / By Lavater, Sue & Co.
Date: 1800
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Makāmakattuvam poruntiya Viyācamakāmuṉivar tiruvāy malarntaruḷiya Stiri puruṣa lakṣaṇakkuṟi cāstiram : mūlamum uraiyum / ivai Ceñci Ēkāmpara Mutaliyāravarkaḷāl iyaṟṟappaṭṭu Pūviruntavalli Pi. Es. Ṭi. Em aṇṭu, Caṉ ... patippikkappaṭṭaṉa.
Ēkāmpara Mutaliyār, Ceñci.Date: 1930
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Two skulls of monkeys. Grey wash drawing, c. 1789.
Date: c. 1789Reference: 29236i
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A woman whose face expresses sadness. Crayon manner print by W. Hebert, c. 1770, after C. Le Brun.
Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690.Reference: 32542i

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How to read heads, or, Practical physiognomy made easy : the science and art of reading character briefly outlined, illustrated, and explained / by James Coates.

Chiromancy, France, 17th century

Five ears surrounded by hair. Engraving after C. Le Brun.

Five profiles exhibited for their noses. Drawing, c. 1794.

M0007217: Manuscript illustration depicting metoposcopy

Seeing the face, seeing the soul : Polemon's Physiognomy from classical antiquity to medieval Islam / edited by Simon Swain ; with contributions by George Boys-Stones [and others].

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

The profile of a businessman, according to Lavater. Drawing, c. 1793.

Physiognomy founded on physiology, and applied to various countries, professions, and individuals: with an appendix on the bones at Hythe, the sculls of the ancient inhabitants of Britain and its invaders / By Alexander Walker.

John Locke: perspective of a bust. Drawing, c. 1789, after D.N. Chodowiecki.

Finella, Filippo

Christ talking to two men who, according to Lavater, show physiognomic traits of 'sensuality'. Drawing, c. 1789, after H. Holbein.

Two faces expressing veneration and rapture. Etching, c. 1760, after C. Le Brun.

Twelve sketches of eyes. Drawing, c. 1793.

A woman engaged in reflection. Drawing, c. 1794, after N. Poussin.

N. Dubois de Chémant demonstrating his own and a woman's false teeth to a prospective male patient with disordered teeth. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1811.

Histoire du visage : exprimer et taire ses émotions, XVIe-début XIXe siècle / Jean-Jacques Courtine, Claudine Haroche.

Charles Étienne Bonnet, the Swiss naturalist and philosopher: profile. Drawing, c. 1794.

Head of a man with hair raised, expressing despair. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.

Two faces (one outlined, the other of a long-haired youth) expressing esteem. Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.

Lavater's looking-glass; or, Essays on the face of animated nature, from man to plants. ... / By Lavater, Sue & Co.

Makāmakattuvam poruntiya Viyācamakāmuṉivar tiruvāy malarntaruḷiya Stiri puruṣa lakṣaṇakkuṟi cāstiram : mūlamum uraiyum / ivai Ceñci Ēkāmpara Mutaliyāravarkaḷāl iyaṟṟappaṭṭu Pūviruntavalli Pi. Es. Ṭi. Em aṇṭu, Caṉ ... patippikkappaṭṭaṉa.

Two skulls of monkeys. Grey wash drawing, c. 1789.

A woman whose face expresses sadness. Crayon manner print by W. Hebert, c. 1770, after C. Le Brun.