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Plate VIII: Artist study of nude male soldier with shield and sword

  • Part of Polygraphice, or, the Arts of Drawing, Engraving, Etching, Limning, Painting, Washing, Varnishing, Gilding, Colouring, Dying, Beautifying and Perfuming
  • 1685 (date of publication)

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Engraved artist study depicts a nude male soldier holding a shield and sword. He wears a helmet with feather decoration.

The most popular of William Salmon's numerous books, the title page refers to 25 plates within whereas other copies are also missing plates 3 and 10, as is the case with this particular copy. Select digitized content includes front cover, frontismatter, engraved portrait frontispiece of Salmon (age 27 in 1675), engraved title page (both by W. Sherwin) as well as recto and versos of extant copperplate engravings. Plates 22 and 23 are misbound between plates 17 and 18.

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Author
  • Salmon, William, 1644-1713
Engraver
  • Vaughan, William
Publisher
  • Printed for Thomas Passinger at the Three Bibles on London Bridge and Thomas Sawbridge at the Three Flower de Luces in Little-Brittain
Place of publication
  • England--London
Format
  • Image
  • Text
Genre
  • Rare books
Extent
  • 19 cm H
Language
  • English
Subject
  • Art metal-work
  • Art--Early works to 1800
  • Beauty, Personal
  • Drawing--Technique
  • Painting--Technique
  • Portrait painting--Technique
  • Salmon, William, 1644-1713
  • Vaughan, William
Rights Public Domain Mark 1.0
Credit line
  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

Physical location

Department
  • Library
Collection
  • Roy G. Neville Historical Chemical Library
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Related Items

  • Plate VI: Artist study of legs, arms, hands and feet
  • Plate II: Artist study of male heads and female head/torso
  • Plate XII: Artist study of bearded man

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Salmon, William. “Plate VIII: Artist Study of Nude Male Soldier with Shield and Sword.” In Polygraphice, or, the Arts of Drawing, Engraving, Etching, Limning, Painting, Washing, Varnishing, Gilding, Colouring, Dying, Beautifying and Perfuming. London, England: Printed for Thomas Passinger at the Three Bibles on London Bridge and Thomas Sawbridge at the Three Flower de Luces in Little-Brittain, 1685. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/ww72bc78k.

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