Beauty : illustrated chiefly by an analysis and classification of beauty in woman, preceded by a critical view of the general hypotheses respecting beauty, by Hume, Hogarth, Burke, Knight, Alison, &c. and followed by a similar view of the hypotheses of beauty in sculpture and painting, by Leonardo da Vinci, Winckelmann, Mengs, Bossi, &c. / By Alexander Walker (author of "Physiognomy founded on physiology," The nervous system," &c.) ; illustrated by 24 steel engravings from drawings from life, by Henry Howard (professor of painting to the Royal Academy).
Author/creator |
Walker, Alexander, 1779-1852 author. |
Other author/creator | Howard, Henry, 1769-1847, illustrator. |
Format | Electronic and Book |
Publication Info | New-York : William H. Colyer, 1844. |
Description | 1 online resource (225 pages, 23 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations. |
Supplemental Content | Gale, Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision |
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Series | Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision. UNAUTHORIZED |
General note | Spine title: Beauty in women. |
General note | Last page blank. |
General note | Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society. |
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Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |