Occult Literature
Portrait of Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne appears with a moustache, long side hair and a dark tied neckcloth. The face is framed by a high collar and patterned jacket. Coates places the named portrait beside a discussion of facial proportions, making it an example within the book’s historical method.
Read the source pageLoading your collection…
Citation
Illustrator not identified. "Portrait of Nathaniel Hawthorne" [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 58. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0203-0058
Source details
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.
Sources
From the book
How to Read Faces, or Practical Physiognomy Made EasyJames CoatesUndated editionMore from this book
All 8 illustrations
Related illustrations
Cite this illustration
Illustrator not identified. Portrait of Nathaniel Hawthorne. How to Read Faces, or Practical Physiognomy Made Easy. Scan leaf 58. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0203-0058