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Wilberforce, the Philanthropist
A man with loosely curling hair turns slightly to the viewer’s left. Fine hatching describes the high collar and the modelling around his eyes. Captioned Wilberforce, the Great Philanthropist, the portrait appears in Coates’s chapter on the forehead.
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Illustrator not identified. "Wilberforce, the Philanthropist" [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 67. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0203-0067
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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. Wilberforce, the Philanthropist. How to Read Faces, or Practical Physiognomy Made Easy. Scan leaf 67. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0203-0067