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])

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THE FEMALE FIGURE.

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THE FEMALE FIGURE.

The height of the female figure may be reduced into
the. same number of divisions as those of the male figure.
The widths of the different parts will be found to vary
considerably.

The head measures f of a head in the widest part.

The width of the neck is half a head.

The width across the shoulders is one head and a half.

The width of the waist one head and |th.

The width across the hips is two heads.

The width across the middle of the thigh is three-
quarters of a head.

The width across the top of the knee is two noses and
a quarter.

The width of the bottom of the knee is half a face.
The width across the calf is two noses and a quarter.
The width across the small part of the ankle is one nose.
The thickness of the foot, measured across the instep,
is one-third of its length.