Grose, Francis: Rules For Drawing Caricaturas: With An Essay On Comic Painting (London, [1795?])

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CARICATURAS, V

line, drawn through the two pupils, and cor-
ners of the eyes, will intersect the line of the
nose, at right angles.

Fig. 2 shews the position whereby a right
line passing through the corners and pupils
of the eyes, forms an angle in the forehead.
Fig. 3, lines being drawn, as before men-
tioned, the point of the angle is formed near
the middle of the nose.

Another distinction in eyes, is that of their
distance from each other, the common propor-
tion being the length of an eye.

Eyes themselves differ exceedingly in shape
as well as magnitude; and also in" the form
of their lids ; some being globular and pro-
jecting, vulgarly called goggles; others small
and hollow, seeming only like narrow slits.
The Chinese and Tartars are commonly re-
presented with this kind of eyes.

Eye-brows differ in size, distance, directions,
and shape; some being arched and raised high
on the forehead, others low and overhanging the
eye, like a pent-house.

The mouth and eye-brows are the features
that chiefly express the passions?; thus an open