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C. PFEIFFER (1769-1829), Portrait of J. C. Lavater (1741-1801), 1800, Stipple engraving

Carl Hermann Pfeiffer (1769 Frankfurt on the Main - 1829 Vienna): Portrait of Johann Caspar Lavater (1741 Zurich - 1801 Zurich), 1800, Stipple engraving Technique: Stipple engraving on Paper Stamp: Lower right Blank stamp, Lugt no.: 994. Johann Friedrich Frauenholz (1758-1822). Nrnberg. 19th century Inscription: Signed and inscribed "Gemahlt von Oelenhainz. | Engraved by C. H. Pfeiffer. | Lavater. | Nuremberg by Johann Friedrich Frauenholz. 1800." Date: 1800 Description: The bust portrait of Johann Caspar Lavater (1741 Zurich 1801) shows him in a jacket and waistcoat with his shirt collar open, his gaze directed into the distance. He is holding a book in his right hand, his index finger between the pages. At the back, an open curtain provides a glimpse of the books on the shelf. The philosopher and writer became particularly famous for his four-volume work "Physiognomische Fragmente, zur Beförderung der Menschenkenntniß und Menschenliebe", which was published between 1775 and 1778 and contains instructions on how to characterise people by their physical features and facial features. Person: Depicted: Johann Caspar Lavater (1741 Zurich - 1801 Zurich) Swiss theologian, philosopher and writer of the Enlightenment. Known for his work on physiognomy "Physiognomische Fragmente, zur Beförderung der Menschenkenntniß und Menschenliebe" (Physiognomic Fragments, for the Promotion of Human Knowledge and Human Love), according to which he explains that human character traits are reflected in profile and physiognomy. Keywords: Book, Writer, Germany, Switzerland, Printmaking, Portrait, Physiognomy, 19th century, Romanticism, Portraits, Germany, Size: Paper: 46,9 cm x 34,8 cm (18,5 x 13,7 in), Plate: 38,7 cm x 27,7 cm (15,2 x 10,9 in), Depiction: 27,7 cm x 22,5 cm (10,9 x 8,9 in)

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C. PFEIFFER (1769-1829), Portrait of J. C. Lavater (1741-1801), 1800, Stipple engraving

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