The Works Of The Late Professor Camper, On The Connexion between the Science of Anatomy And The Arts of Drawing, Painting, Statuary, &c., &c. In Two Books. Containing A Treatise On The Natural Difference Of Features In Persons Of Different Countries And Periods Of Life; And On Beauty, As Exhibited In Ancient Sculpture; With A New Method Of Sketching Heads, National Features, And Portraits Of Individuals, With Accuracy, &c. &c. Illustrated With Seventeen Plates, Explanatory of the Professor's leading Principles. Translated From The Dutch By T. Cogan, M. D.
[Frontis. (port.), t.p.] - Preface, By the Translator - Table Of Contents - Corrections to be made in the Plates; Errata - Introduction - [Text] - [Plates].
Responsibility Note
The frontispiece portrait is signed as drawn by Reinr. Vinkeles and engraved by T. Kirk. All plates are signed as engraved by T. Kirk.
Each plate carries the publisher's imprint and the date Nov. 1. 1794 - except plate 9.
References
M.C. Meijer, Race and aesthetics in the anthropology of Petrus Camper (1722-1789) (1999); K.B. Roberts and J.D.W. Tomlinson, The Fabric of the Body European Traditions of Anatomical Illustration (1992), p.340-6; G. Tonelli, 'Le dottrine estetiche di Pieter Camper', in Giornale critico della filosofia italiana (1956).
ESTC, T72478.
Reproductions
An electronic reproduction was published in 2003 (Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale). A microfilm version was published in 1986 (Woodbridge CT: Research Publications).
Provenance
Acquired between 1794 and 1802. Recorded in RAA Library, Catalogue, 1802.
Anatomy, Artistic - Physiognomy - Heads (representations) - Drawing
Treatises - Netherlands - 18th century
Treatises - Translations into English - Translations from Dutch - Great Britain - 18th century
Pictorial works - Great Britain - 18th century