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(LE BRUN, CHARLES.) Afbeelding der Hertstogten; of, Middelen om dezelve volkomen te leeren afteekenen.illustrated manuscript in dutch, written in cursive hand in blank ink on laid paper. 70 leaves, including ink-wash allegorical additional title and forty-five full-page pencil drawings of facial expressions by J. W. Lormier after Le Brun. 155x102 mm, contemporary red morocco lavishly gilt; 1/4 red morocco folding case. Armorial bookplate of the lord justice and divine Charles Jasper Selwyn (1813-69). Rotterdam, 1741
beautifully executed manuscript, apparently based on the 1703 edition in Dutch of Le Brun's popular and influential manual of artistic physiognomy originally published in 1667 as Méthode pour apprendre à dessiner les Passions. Accompanied by a copy of the 1728 Amsterdam second edition in Dutch.
