Eight likenesses of Socrates. Two drawings, c. 1789.

Date:
c. 1789
Reference:
28697i
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Description

In the text Lavater tells us that these eight portraits are "copied from the antique". He points out the crucial physiognomic differences between them, some of which detract from Socrates' genius, some of which add the character of mistrust to his mien

Publication/Creation

[London], c. 1789.

Physical description

2 drawings : pencil

Reference

Wellcome Collection 28697i

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  • 1-4

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    28697i.1
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    28697i.2

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