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The design appears as a plate to J. C. Lavater’s, ‘Physiognomische Fragmente’, Basel 1797.
Title
The Head of a Frog, in the Fourth Stage of a Physiognomic Metamorphosis into an Ideal Head of Apollo
Medium
pencil & watercolour on paper (?)
Measurements
H 7.8 x W 6.7 cm
Accession number
34713i
Acquisition method
presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome
Work type
Drawing
Wellcome Collection
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The Head of a Frog, in the Early Stages of a Physiognomic Metamorphosis into an Ideal Head of Apollo Wellcome Collection -
The Head of Apollo, His Physiognomy Having Metamorphosed from That of a Frog Wellcome Collection -
The Head of a Frog, in the Fourth Stage of a Physiognomic Metamorphosis into an Ideal Head of Apollo Wellcome Collection