The head of Apollo, his physiognomy having metamorphosed from that of a frog. Coloured drawing by J.C. Lavater, 179-.
- Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801.
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- 34718i
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The creature has now metamorphosed through 21 stages of the full 24
Physical description
1 drawing : pencil, with watercolour ; image 7.7 x 6.2 cm
Lettering
Bears number in Lavater's hand: 21
Creator/production credits
Baur (op. cit.) suggests that the design (which in its full version includes 24 stages), which is a reworking of a series of 12 frontal physiognomies in the 1778 publication of the 'Fragmente' is much influenced by Petrus Camper's similar designs made in the intervening years
References note
Otto Baur, Bestiarium humanum, Munich 1974, p. 56-7
Reference
Wellcome Collection 34718i
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One of seven works in this series in the Wellcome Library
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