The artists repository and drawing magazine: exhibiting the principles of the polite arts in their various branches (1.1787)

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their fhadows, of the mufculage of the human
body, of the different character of men, and
women, and the difimilarity between human
flelh, and the hair of animals, &c. and thus
progreffive improvements were at length car-
ried to excellence.

PROPORTIONS OF THE HEAD AND ITS PARTS.
The head is in height four meafures of the

nose.

The eve is by the iris divided into three
parts, of which the iris itfelf is the center di-
vifion, and gives the proper opening of the eye.

The nose is in width the length of an eye.

The nostril is in heighth one third the
width of the nofe.

The mouth is in width about one eye and
a quarter ; in profile about half its width.

The ears are full one fourth part of the
height of the head, in width half their height.

Meafures of the faces of Apollo and Venus
compared, (from the antique)

Apollo. Vekus.

Eye in front - 5 min.i—5 m.

Eye in profile, — 2 m. —2 m.
Eye-lid, — 1 m. — m. l

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