Raphael

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Design for a plate to J. C. Lavater’s, ‘Essays on Physiognomy’, trans. Henry Hunter, London 1789–1798, vol.II.ii., facing p.356. In the text accompanying the engraving, Lavater writes: ‘As much as his works are superior to those of all the artists of his class, so much is his beautiful figure distinguishable from ordinary forms’.

Wellcome Collection

London

Title

Raphael

Date

c.1791

Medium

pencil & wash on paper (?)

Measurements

H 15.4 x W 12.8 cm

Accession number

29799i

Acquisition method

presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome

Work type

Drawing

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