Proportions of the human body: four figures of the Farnese Hercules and the Laocoön group, with proportions marked. Line engraving by W. Grainger, 1788/1795, after G. Audran (?).
- Audran, Gérard, 1640-1703.
- Date:
- [1788/1795]
- Reference:
- 561911i
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Publication/Creation
[London] (17, Paternoster Row) : C. Cooke, [1788/1795]
Physical description
1 print : line engraving ; platemark 35.5 x 21.1 cm
Lettering
Proportions of the human body accurately measured from the most admired antique statues at Rome. See the treatise on drawing, Section 2. Plate 3. Grainger sc.
Lettering includes proportion measurements in addition to explanatory sentence beneath each figure
Reference
Wellcome Collection 561911i
Reproduction note
After Gérard Audran, Les proportions du corps humain, mesurées sur les plus belles figures de l'Antiquité, Paris, 1683(?)
Exhibitions note
Exhibited in "Bodyscapes" at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 21st February 2020 - 24th July 2021
Exhibited in ‘The Cult of Beauty’ at Wellcome Collection, London, 26 October 2023 – 28 April 2024
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