Rare 17th-century manual of drawing and artistic anatomy, attributed to Jean Cousin and revised by the Parisian engraver François Jollain. Oblong volume illustrated with numerous copperplate engravings showing facial proportions, muscular anatomy, human body structure, studies of hands, heads, poses, and the famous final plate of the three skeletons. A key testimony to drawing pedagogy at the end of the 17th century, in used but complete condition, with the authentic character of an old studio manual.
✦ Provenance : France, Paris, François Jollain edition ✦ Period : Ancien Régime, circa 1685 ✦ Dimensions : 25 × 18 cm (oblong format) ✦ Material : Laid paper, copperplate engravings, period temporary wrapper ✦ State : Dampstains, marks and worn corners, cover rubbed ✦ Content : Complete illustrated manual, copperplate engravings, ending with the plate of the three skeletons
A valuable work for draftsmen, art historians, collectors of early printed books, or display in an artist’s cabinet.
