The gentlemans exercise, or, An exquisite practise : as well for drawing all manner of beasts in their true portraitures, as also the making of all kinds of colors, to be used in limming, painting, tricking, and blazon of coates, and armes, with divers other most delightfull and pleasurable observations for all young gentlemen and others : as also serving for the necessary use and generall benefit of diuers trades-men and artificers ... (1634)
Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643? · London : Printed [by J. Legat] for I.M[arriott]. and are to bee sold by Francis Constable at the signe of the crane, in Pauls Church-yard · leaf 40
l, you muft be carefull toproportion the body thereafter, thanthe error of which,no one fault is morecommon with themoft Painters: for you mall fcarce Mafeinfftiwfee one among twenty but will draw the head too head too % abig, which if you obferve, you mail find in moft wmcnfauJt.pictures : helpe… … TheftioulJcr. Thearane. Thcwrift. The knuckles.The paps..The ribs. The belly. The thigh.The knee. a8 Thefrfl Booke of Lib.i, thenecke,beginuing it with one line from about thetip of the eare, then draw the other downe from theball of the cheeke (which is leflened on the otherfide) as farre as you…
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