Large workshop manual from the turn of the 18th–19th century, in large folio format, presenting proportions, studies of eyes, hands, muscles, poses, and simplified skeletons, based on the classical work of Jean Cousin in the revised edition by the painter P.-T.-L. Le Clerc. Engraved frontispiece and a suite of fine copperplate plates, a characteristic example of the “Chez Jean, rue Jean-de-Beauvais” (Paris) editions, sought after for their generous pedagogical engravings.
✦ Provenance : France, publisher “Chez Jean” ✦ Period : Early 19th century, circa 1795–1820 (Le Clerc) ✦ Dimensions : 38 × 26.5 cm (large in-folio) ✦ Material : Laid paper; copperplate-engraved plates ✦ Content : Complete. Substantial suite of plates. ✦ State : Period binding worn (hinges, spine ends, rubbed corners), scattered foxing and handling marks; structurally sound; plates cleanly printed
A fine large-format academic manual for artist studios, drawing schools, or collections of neoclassical pedagogical iconography.
