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Essays on Physiognomy. By John Caspar Lavater, trans. Henry Hunter, London, 1789 [vol I]
book containing 4 engraved illustrations by Blake
Acquired at unknown date
National Gallery of Victoria
According to the pseudo-science of physiognomy an individual's character and disposition
could be judged from the features of the face and the forms of the body in general.
Lavater's study of the subject was one of the most influential texts of the 18th century.
Henry Fuseli, Blake's friend, was closely involved in the production of this English
translation and he may have helped secure Blake's commission.
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