Drawing & engraving : a brief exposition of technical principles & practice (1892)
Hamerton, Philip Gilbert, 1834-1894 · London ; Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black · leaf 44
esign a singularcombination of tranquil strengthwith refinement. The ex-ample given herewith, anEgyptian Queen, is not with-out decorative elegance, butat the same time it betrays thedifficulty felt by the early artistin giving a front view of the person. He hadevidently wished to do this, as we… … An Egyptian Queen. DRA WING 17 thigh. The thumb of the left hand is on thewrong side. Assyrian design is very familiar to us throughthe ancient wall-sculptures, where the line is oftenrather engraved than carved, so that we can seequite plainly what were the qualities of drawingwhich the Assyrian…
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