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Seven Heads From John Varley's "A treatise on zodiacal physiognomy"

After William Blake
1757-1827

Seven Heads From John Varley's "A treatise on zodiacal physiognomy"

9 1/4 x 10 7/8 inches (236 x 277 mm)
Pen and brown ink on tracing paper mounted on card.
1980.79:21

Gift of Mr. Herman Cohen.

Notes
Copy on tracing paper by an unknown copyist of seven heads from William Blake's designs for John Varley's "A treatise on zodiacal physiognomy"; including two studies for the head of Blake's "Ghost of a flea".
Summary

Studies for seven heads, including two heads in profile for Blake's "Ghost of a flea", and five heads variously labelled "Gemini", "The sophist", "Self will", "Goodness" and "Cancer".

Associated names
Cohen, Herman, former owner.
Varley, John, 1778-1842. Treatise on zodiacal physiognomy.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department