Hatton, Richard G · London, Chapman & Hall ld. · leaf 22
XVI1 measurements upon the picture line are drawn to a scale, andare yet talked of as actual. Consider now Fig. iii. This is a landscape. The horizonis 6 inches above the lower edge of the picture. How farbefore us is this front edge, A ? To ascertain that we mustdecide how far the spectator is to… … Fis. iii. on the level of the ground. Assume that he is, and that hiseye is 5 feet above the ground. To find the distance thatthe middle of the lower edge of the picture, A, is from thespectator—^how far A is along the road—we must continuethe lines B and C till the space BC becomes 5 feet. We…
Perspective · Drawing
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