Essays on Physiognomy, Volume II
author
Johann Caspar Lavater
(Zurich, 1741 - 1801, Zurich)
engraver
Thomas Holloway
(London, 1748 - 1827, Coltishall)
translator
Henry Hunter
(Culross, 1741 - 1802, Bristol)
publisher
John Murray
(founded London, 1768)
Date1792
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions35.5 x 29 x 5 cm (14 x 11 7/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number9.c.4.6
eMuseum ID718114
TMS Source ID28015
Last Updated8/14/24
Description3 v. in 5. : illus., plates, ports. ; 35 cm.Status
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Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
MarksNotesBookplate (inside front cover, center): J. Cresswell
ProvenanceNotes
Collection of J. Cresswell.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston for $65 for five volumes on 27 May 1922.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston for $65 for five volumes on 27 May 1922.
