On the philosophy of painting: a theoretical and practical treatise.. (1849)
Twining, Henry · London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans · leaf 484
e back of the headand shoulders ; as is seen in Fig. 18. But the direction of the mirror is a point of stillgreater importance ; for the least deviation of its planecauses, at once, a marked and striking difference in theappearance of the objects there reflected: in fact, forevery degree of… … The position of the mirror being diagonal, an object which is seen sideways, orin profile, appears full in the reflection. F F PERSPECTIVE OF REFLECTIONS. one-sixteenth of the compass, presents a three-quarterview of the same objects of which the reflection affordeda side view when the direction of…
Painting · Aesthetics · Perspective
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