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Engraved profile portrait of an older man in a dark skullcap and white cravat, facing left within an oval, with a printed caption below.

Rev. John Caspar Lavater (1787-1801)

An engraved oval portrait in strict profile facing left, showing an older man in a dark skullcap, powdered hair drawn back, a loose white cravat, and a plain coat. Fine crosshatched lines model the face and the dense background, and a printed caption beneath the oval gives the sitter's name and dates.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1800
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1525 × 1920 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1800; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Español: Rev. John Caspar Lavater, retrato grabado de perfil

Un retrato grabado en óvalo, de perfil estricto mirando a la izquierda, que muestra a un hombre mayor con un gorro oscuro, cabello empolvado recogido hacia atrás, un pañuelo blanco suelto y un abrigo sencillo. Finas líneas cruzadas modelan el rostro y el fondo denso, y una leyenda impresa bajo el óvalo indica el nombre y las fechas del retratado.

Português: Rev. John Caspar Lavater, retrato gravado de perfil

Um retrato gravado em oval, de perfil estrito voltado para a esquerda, mostrando um homem mais velho com um gorro escuro, cabelo empoado puxado para trás, um lenço branco solto e um casaco simples. Linhas finas cruzadas modelam o rosto e o fundo denso, e uma legenda impressa sob o oval traz o nome e as datas do retratado.

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