Lot Essay
THE ILLUSTRATION ON P.195 OF A HORSE AND A MAN HAS BEEN OVERPASTED BY AN ILLUSTRATION OF A PUPIL [AS IN COPY, NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE 3720]. 'DELLA PORTA PRECEDED LAVATER IN ATTEMPTING TO ESTIMATE HUMAN CHARACTER BY THE FEATURES. HE WAS THE FOUNDER OF PHYSIOGNOMY, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST WORKS ON THE SUBJECT' (GARRISON AND MORTON 150)