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Portrait of David Livingstone
David Livingstone faces forward in a high collar and bow tie. Short dark strokes define the hair and moustache against the plain paper. The source captions him Dr. Livingstone and places the portrait within Coates’s discussion of temperament.
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Illustrator not identified. "Portrait of David Livingstone" [editorial title]. In How to Read Faces, or Practical Physiognomy Made Easy, James Coates. [2nd ed.], undated edition, W. Foulsham & Co.; Hay Nisbet & Co. Ltd.. Source scan leaf 38. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0203-0038
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
The portrait is reproduced from a historical physiognomy book. The source claims about inferring character from appearance are not validated by its inclusion here.
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Illustrator not identified. Portrait of David Livingstone. How to Read Faces, or Practical Physiognomy Made Easy. Scan leaf 38. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0203-0038