Polygraphice, or, The arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying and perfuming ..: to which is added a discourse of perspective and chiromancy . the nofe and the bottom orthe chin are equal. V I. In drawing the utinoft Circumference of aFace , take in the Head and all with it, kit you bedeceived in drawing the true bignefs. VII. Then confidcr all thofe chief touches whichgive life to a face , adding grace thereto, and fome-thing difcovering the difpolitionof the mind. So the mouth extended and the corners a little turning
Polygraphice, or, The arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying and perfuming ..: to which is added a discourse of perspective and chiromancy . the nofe and the bottom orthe chin are equal. V I. In drawing the utinoft Circumference of aFace , take in the Head and all with it, kit you bedeceived in drawing the true bignefs. VII. Then confidcr all thofe chief touches whichgive life to a face , adding grace thereto, and fome-thing difcovering the difpolitionof the mind. So the mouth extended and the corners a little turningyp, flews a foiling countenance: the eye-brow bending ,and the forehead and top of the nofe between the eye-trows wrinkled, flews one frowning : the upper eye-Lacoming fomething over the ball of the eye, flews one fi-ber and flayed : with many other touches which givelife and fpirit to a face, which in good prints , by littleand little , and diligent vbfervation you will at lafi fndi>ut. VIII. The diftances between the eyes, is the lengthof one eye in a full face, but in a three-quarter orhalf-face, it is leflcned proportionably : and exactlyunderneath the corners of the eyes place the noftri!$. IX. Having. 1 ,0&y) JwShcrwm
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