Items Similar to The Physiognomy - The Owl and the Peacock - Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 2
Thomas HollowayThe Physiognomy - The Owl and the Peacock - Etching by Thomas Holloway - 18101810
1810
$378.28
£285.74
€320
CA$530.95
A$579.11
CHF 304.49
MX$6,949.54
NOK 3,844.51
SEK 3,585.88
DKK 2,437.73
About the Item
The Physiognomy - The owl and peacock is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London, Bensley, 1810.
With the script on the rear.
Good conditions.
Johann Caspar Lavater was a swiss theologian and philosopher known throughout Europe for his studies on physiognomy. Following the physiognomy tradition of Della Porta and of many Renaissance and Baroque philosophers, he believed that the character of a person could be elucidated through examining their “lines of countenance" i.e. tracing a profile outline portrait. Being able to "read outside" was the key to "know the inside". Lavater's thought largely influenced Art in the late 18th and early 19th century, as in the case of Johann Fuseli and William Blake (who realized two etchings for Lavater's English edition of his Essay).
Lavater was convinced that he could show his theories by analyzing the portraits of some of the main historical figures of the past, in some cases taken from paintings or (mainly for antiquity) sculptures. Some of the engravings in his volume, made by great masters of the time, are still considered today as graphic masterpieces.
- Creator:Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827, British)
- Creation Year:1810
- Dimensions:Height: 4.34 in (11 cm)Width: 3.55 in (9 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Framing:Framing Options Available
- Condition:Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
- Gallery Location:Roma, IT
- Reference Number:Seller: T-1246971stDibs: LU65038954982
About the Seller
4.9
Platinum Seller
Premium sellers with a 4.7+ rating and 24-hour response times
1stDibs seller since 2017
7,827 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 1 hour
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Shipping from: Monaco, Monaco
- Return Policy
More From This Seller
View AllThe Birds - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
The Physiognomy - The birds of animals is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledg...
Category
1810s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Le Paon - Etching by Catherine Haussard - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Paon is an etching realized by Haussard in 1771.
Signed in plate.
The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la d...
Category
1710s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$184 Sale Price
40% Off
The Physiognomy - Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
The Physiognomy - The Rest By The Three is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowled...
Category
1810s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Great Owl - Etching by Johann Friedrich Naumann - 1840
Located in Roma, IT
Great Owl is an Etching hand colored realized by Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert - Johann Friedrich Naumann, Illustration from Natural history of birds in pictures, published by Stutt...
Category
1840s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Le Paon - Etching after Jacques De seve - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Etching realized in 1771.
It belongs to the first edition of the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon".
Good conditions with slight foxing.
Category
1770s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$184 Sale Price
35% Off
Le Pigeon Nonain - Etching by Carl Guttenber - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Pigeon Nonain is an etching realized by Carl Guttenberg in 1771.
The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la ...
Category
1770s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$141 Sale Price
40% Off
You May Also Like
Grey Peacock-Pheasant Hen: A 1746 Engraving by George Edwards
Located in Langweer, NL
Original Hand-Colored engraving from George Edwards' "A Natural History of Uncommon Birds," which was published in multiple volumes between 1743 and 1751.
Specifically, the engrav...
Category
Antique 1740s Prints
Materials
Paper
$330 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Engraving of Cuckoo & Little Owl, Cuculus canorus & Strix passerina 1800
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Engraving of Cuckoo and Little Owl, Cuculus canorus & Strix passerina, c.1800
This beautifully engraved natural history plate from around 1800 presents two finely observed b...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Bird Print of a Peacock by Manetti, 'circa 1770'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled 'Pavone della China maschio - Pavo Sinensis mas'. Beautiful copper engraving of a peacock. This print originates from 'Storia naturale degli Uccelli' by Sav...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Prints
Materials
Paper
Spectacle Owl, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham
By John Latham
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving. 1781. From John Latham's 'General Synopsis of Birds' 1781-1785, and its Supplements. Plate number top left. Laid paper with watermark.
John Latham was the lea...
Category
Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
19th Century Ornithological Illustration of the Leschenault's Owl, 1838
Located in Langweer, NL
This illustration features an owl labeled "Hibou Leschenault," which is the Brown Fish Owl (Ketupa zeylonensis leschenaulti), a subspecies named in honor of the French naturalist Jea...
Category
Antique 1830s French Prints
Materials
Paper
$446 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Ornithological & Zoological Engraving – Bird and Bat Species, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Engraving of Birds and Bat Species, Emberiza schoeniclus & Vespertilio spectrum, c.1800
Description:
This elegant natural history engraving from around 1800 features two fin...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Prints
Materials
Paper
More Ways To Browse
The Owl
White Peacock
White Owls
Antique Owl Print
Small Dog Painting
Tyrol Poster
Used Water Slides
Vintage Caribbean Travel Posters
Vintage Harley Prints
Vintage Nuclear Posters
Vintage Posters Amsterdam
Vintage Posters Portugal
Vintage School Bag
Vintage Wanted Posters
Warhol Leo Castelli
Wellington Oil
William Carter
1930s Cubist Painting