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Mr. and Mrs. New Couple
Two overlapping profiles show a man and a woman looking in the same direction. Their hair, collars and facial outlines are rendered with closely spaced printed lines. The source labels them Mr. and Mrs. New Couple and uses the paired image to discuss marriage through its physiognomic assumptions.
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Illustrator not identified. "Mr. and Mrs. New Couple" [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 107. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0203-0107
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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. Mr. and Mrs. New Couple. How to Read Faces, or Practical Physiognomy Made Easy. Scan leaf 107. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0203-0107