Weigall, Charles Harvey; Mason, Walter George [Ill.]: The Art Of Figure Drawing: Containing Practical Instructions For A Course Of Study In This Branch Of Art ; With Seventeen Illustrations, Drawn On Wood By The Author, And Engraved By Walter G. Mason (London, 1853 [ersch.1854])

EXPRESSION.

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Anger. The head is raised, the eye glares, the eye-
brows are contracted, the lips compressed, the veins of
the head swollen, and the muscles of the face ri«;id.

Revenge, hatred, rage, and fury, may be classed with
this passion.

Fear. The eyes are opened widely, and directed towards
the object that excites the emotion; the white being visible
above the iris. The eyebrows are raised, the forehead
wrinkled, the mouth open, and the hair stands on end.
Astonishment, horror, and terror, have also this ex-
pression.

Contempt. The head is raised, and slightly turned from
the exciting cause. The eye is half-closed, the pupil
lowered, and directed towards the object, the lips raised
at the corners, more particularly on one side, and the
nose wrinkled.

Its relatives are derision, scorn.

Laughter. The corners of the mouth are extended and
raised, the upper portion of the cheeks raised, so as
almost to close the eyes, which become sparkling, the
corners of the eyelids being turned up and wrinkled;
the nose also is wrinkled.

All the features aid in expression, but some more than
others. If the rest of the face were covered, the eye with
its brow would go far in expressing all the softer emotions
of our nature ; it speaks to us in intelligible language the