 Ancients have commonly allowed eight heads to their figures, though some of them have but seven ; but we ordinarily divide the figures into ten faces * ; that is to say, from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot, in the following manner : " From...  The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds - Page 114by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1809Full view - About this book
 | Charles-Alphonse Dufresnoy - 1716 - 504 lehte
...have more -• The Face begins at tae Root ot the low-f/«»«BF<eft"'" 1 1 8 Obfervatiom on the eft Hairs, which are upon the Forehead ; and ends at....Face is divided into three proportionable Parts ; the firft contains the Forehead, the fecond the Nofe, and the third the Mouth and the Chin. From the Chin,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1754 - 590 lehte
...that is to fay, from the Crown of the Head to the Sole of the Foot, in the following manner. 453 From the Crown of the Head to the Forehead, is the third...Part of a Face. The Face begins at the Root of th,e loweft Hairs which arc upon the Forehead, and ends at the Bottom of the Chin. The Face is divided into... | |
 | 1756 - 602 lehte
...; that is to fay, from the crown of the head to the fole of the foot in the following manner. From the crown of the head to the forehead, is the third part of a fece. The face begins at the root of the toweft-hairs, which ate upon the fore" • head, and ends... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 606 lehte
...of the Head to the Forehead, is the third £art of a Face. The Pace begins at the Root of the lowcft Hairs which are upon the Forehead, and ends at the...The Face is divided into three proportionable Parts 5 the firft contains the Forehead, the tecond the Nofe, and the third the Mouth and Chin. ' From the... | |
 | Charles-Alphonse Dufresnoy - 1783 - 248 lehte
...to fay, from the crown of the head to the fole of the foot, in the follo win «• manner : " From the crown of the head to the forehead is the third...part of a face. " The face begins at the root of the loweft hairs which are upon the forehead, and ends at the bottom of the chin. "The * This depends on... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1798 - 394 lehte
...that is to say, from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot, in the following manner.: " From the crown of the head to the forehead is the third...forehead, the second the nose, and the third the mouth and thechin; fromthechin to thepit betwixt the collar-bones are two lengths of a nose, " From the pit betwixt... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 392 lehte
...that is to say, from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot, in the following manner : " From the crown of the head to the forehead is the third...forehead, the second the nose, and the third the mouth * This depends on the age and quality of the persons. The Apollo and Venus of Medicis have more than... | |
 | 1801 - 366 lehte
...is to " fay, from the crown of the head to the fole of the foot, " in the following manner : " From the crown of the head to the forehead is the " third...part of a face. " The face begins at the root of the loweft hairs which " are upon the forehead, and ends at the bottom of the chin, " The face is divided... | |
 | Edward Dayes, Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1805 - 422 lehte
...that is to say, from the crown of the head, to the sole of the foot, in the followiug manner: " From the crown of the head to the forehead is the third...forehead, the second the nose, and the third the mouth and chin ; from the chin to the pit, betwixt the collar bones, are two lengths of a nose. " From the pit,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 516 lehte
...that is to say, from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot ; in the following manner: From the crown of the head to the forehead, is the third...second the nose, and the third the mouth and the chin. * This depends on the age and quality of the persons. The Apollo and Venus of Medicis have more than... | |
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