Heads of a large bald man and grotesque woman, Varie figurae et probae, Caricatures, heads and deformities after Leonardo da Vinci, print, printmaker: Wenceslaus Hollar, Antwerp, after design by Leonardo da Vinci, 1645, paper, etching, height 76 mm x width 106 mm, The series consists of a title print and thirteen subsequent prints, of which the first state is unnumbered. Every second or third state is numbered with a number-letter combination or just a number., disabilities, deformations, A black and white line drawing showing two bald men in profile facing each other; the man on the left has a rounded head, visible ear, pronounced nose and smiling mouth, and is wearing a garment with a textured collar and draped folds, while the man on the right has a wrinkled face with a prominent bulbous nose, sagging cheeks, and a similarly bald scalp with short stray hairs.
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Heads of a large bald man and grotesque woman, Varie figurae et probae, Caricatures, heads and deformities after Leonardo da Vinci, print, printmaker: Wenceslaus Hollar, Antwerp, after design by Leonardo da Vinci, 1645, paper, etching, height 76 mm x width 106 mm, The series consists of a title print and thirteen subsequent prints, of which the first state is unnumbered. Every second or third state is numbered with a number-letter combination or just a number., disabilities, deformations, A black and white line drawing showing two bald men in profile facing each other; the man on the left has a rounded head, visible ear, pronounced nose and smiling mouth, and is wearing a garment with a textured collar and draped folds, while the man on the right has a wrinkled face with a prominent bulbous nose, sagging cheeks, and a similarly bald scalp with short stray hairs.

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Heads large bald man grotesque woman Varie figurae et probae Caricatures heads deformities Leonardo da Vinci print printmaker Wenceslaus Hollar Antwerp design 1645 paper etching height 76 mm x width 106 mm series consists title print thirteen subsequent prints first state unnumbered Every second third state numbered number-letter combination number disabilities deformations black white line drawing showing two men profile facing left rounded head visible ear pronounced nose smiling mouth wearing garment textured collar draped folds right wrinkled face prominent bulbous nose sagging cheeks similarly scalp short stray hairs

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