[Method of silhouetting]

[Method of silhouetting]

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801 author
Publication:
London: G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1789
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Women
Genre(s):
Book Illustrations
Abstract:
A woman sits in a chair, the right side of which is constructed in such a way as to support a piece of paper or canvas board in an upright position; in the foreground is a lighted candle which projects a silhouette of the woman on the paper.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Related Title(s):
Is part of: Essays on physiognomy.; (DNLM)2496052R
Extent:
1 print
Technique:
etching
NLM Unique ID:
101435858 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A013132
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101435858