After Henry Singleton (1766-1839) [The Passion of the Soul, and the Anatomy of The Human Face, Delineated in a series of Twenty-four Chalk Engraved Heads] , 16 physiognomical portraits, stipple-engravings printed in black, engraved by Charles Knight on J. Whatman wove paper, several watermarked with date: '1809', presented alongside three original, individually hand-numbered, engraved brown paper wrappers, plate marks each c.: 325 x 235 mm. (12 3/4 x 9 1/4 in), sheets: 480 x 340 mm. (18 7/8 x 13 1/2 in), loose, minor handling creases, some minor surface dirt, the wrappers worn, [cf. Abbey Life 188] , published by S. & J. Fuller, 1815 Provenance: Ex-collection of Richard L. Burnett Esq., UK ⁂ A rare, albeit incomplete, suite published after William Frederick Well's circa 1800 publication of the same name (presumably from the [?] same plates, see: Abbey Life 188). The British Museum hold only five of the portraits published in 1815 (see acc. no.: 1870,0514.1689), as well a further five from the Well's edition; the complete series from 1815 appears little recorded, and no mention is made in Abbey.
After Henry Singleton (1766-1839) [The Passion of the Soul, and the Anatomy of The Human Face, Delineated in a series of Twenty-four Chalk Engraved Heads] , 16 physiognomical portraits, stipple-engravings printed in black, engraved by Charles Knight on J. Whatman wove paper, several watermarked with date: '1809', presented alongside three original, individually hand-numbered, engraved brown paper wrappers, plate marks each c.: 325 x 235 mm. (12 3/4 x 9 1/4 in), sheets: 480 x 340 mm. (18 7/8 x 13 1/2 in), loose, minor handling creases, some minor surface dirt, the wrappers worn, [cf. Abbey Life 188] , published by S. & J. Fuller, 1815 Provenance: Ex-collection of Richard L. Burnett Esq., UK ⁂ A rare, albeit incomplete, suite published after William Frederick Well's circa 1800 publication of the same name (presumably from the [?] same plates, see: Abbey Life 188). The British Museum hold only five of the portraits published in 1815 (see acc. no.: 1870,0514.1689), as well a further five from the Well's edition; the complete series from 1815 appears little recorded, and no mention is made in Abbey.
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