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Plate for 'Essays on Physiognomy', by Johann Caspar Lavater: P.567-1985

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Titles

Plate for 'Essays on Physiognomy', by Johann Caspar Lavater

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William
Draughtsman: Fuseli, Johann Heinrich (After)

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Legal notes

Bequeathed by Sir Geoffrey Keynes and allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts in lieu of capital taxes, 1985

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985) by Keynes, Geoffrey

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1792

Note

Plate for Johann Caspar Lavater's, Essays on Physiognomy, London: John Murray, H. Hunter, and T. Holloway, 1792

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.567-1985
Primary reference Number: 311176
Bentley: 481.1

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 12 July 2022 Updated: Tuesday 12 July 2022

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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