Die durch Theorie erfundene Practic, oder Gründlich-verfasste Reguln, derer man sich als einer Anleitung zu berühmter Künstlere Zeichen-Wercken bestens bedienen kan
A German drawing manual of 1761 edited by Johann Daniel and Johann Justin Preißler, offering rules for students to copy when learning figure drawing from master artists. The engravings show single standing figures in draped robes, some nude, rendered in fine parallel hatching, giving a designer a clear study of drapery folds, contrapposto stances and gesture for figure work.










