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Connoiseurs looking at Chodowiecki's painting of 'Calas's Farewell to his Wife'

Four humours/qualities. Fiery and choleric (left), airey and sanguine (second left), moist and melancholic (second right), earthy and phlegmatic (right). Connoiseurs looking at Chodowiecki's painting of 'Calas's Farewell to his Wife'. Engraving by Reynolds Grignion (d. 1787). From JC Lavater Essays in Physiognomy, London, 1789-98. Translated by Henry Hunter, Physcopathology: Hippocrates (f1 ca. 400 BC) thought behaviours and temperament due to balance or imbalance of the four humours in the body.

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Connoiseurs looking at Chodowiecki's painting of 'Calas's Farewell to his Wife'

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Four humours/qualities. Fiery and choleric (left), airey and sanguine (second left), moist and melancholic (second right), earthy and phlegmatic (right). Connoiseurs looking at Chodowiecki's painting of 'Calas's Farewell to his Wife'. Engraving by Reynolds Grignion (d. 1787). From JC Lavater Essays in Physiognomy, London, 1789-98. Translated by Henry Hunter, Physcopathology: Hippocrates (f1 ca. 400 BC) thought behaviours and temperament due to balance or imbalance of the four humours in the body.

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5240 x 4002 px | 60.0 MB

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44.4 x 33.9 cm | 17.5 x 13.3 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1789-98 • AIREY • BALANCE • BODY • CALAS'S FAREWELL TO HIS WIFE • CHODOWIECKI'S PAINTING • CHOLERIC • CONNOISEURS • EARTHY • ENGRAVING • F1 CA. 400 BC) • FIERY • FOUR HUMOURS / QUALITIES • FOUR HUMOURS • HENRY HUNTER • HIPPOCRATES • IMBALANCE • JC LAVATER ESSAYS IN PHYSIOGNOMY • LONDON • MELANCHOLIC • MOIST • PHLEGMATIC • PHYSCOPATHOLOGY • REYNOLDS GRIGNION (D. 1787) • SANGUINE • TEMPERAMENT • THOUGHT BEHAVIOURS • TRANSLATED