Diagrams of the human body, proportional figures, écorchés etc., for use by artists. Coloured engraving by Langevin, 1851.

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[1851]
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572169i
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includes principles of geometry, proportions of the face and body, and coloured figures of the skeleton and musculature

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Paris (Rue de Seine, 33) : Maison Basset, [1851]

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1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; sheet 54.7 x 71.3 cm

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Tableau des proportions du corps humain à l'usage des artists ; Proportions du corps humain ... principes de géométrie ... Structure osseuse du pied. Gravé sur acier par Langevin. Includes extensive explanatory lettering, beneath the images

References note

Bibliographie de la France, 24 mai 1851, no. 348 ("Tableau des proportions du corps humain, à l'usage des artistes en taille-douce. A Paris, chez Basset")--Image of France database no. 46033

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Wellcome Collection 572169i

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