Occult Literature
Portrait of Robert Burns
Robert Burns wears a high collar and a loosely gathered neckcloth in a small printed portrait. The source identifies him by name and calls him the Poet of Humanity. Coates places the portrait in his chapter on the mouth as an example of his historical character-reading system.
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Illustrator not identified. "Portrait of Robert Burns" [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 93. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0203-0093
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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 Robert Burns. How to Read Faces, or Practical Physiognomy Made Easy. Scan leaf 93. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0203-0093