Female Proportions, Studies of the nose, lips and chin
Studies of a female torso, studies of a male torso
Males figures
Preissler was a painter and engraver born in 1666 in Nuremberg. He painted mainly portraits and biblical scenes and is now probably best known for his work about life drawing titled, Die durch Theorie erfundene Practic, oder Gründlich-verfasste Reguln (The theory invented by practice, or Multiple-authored Rules). More about him at this post: How to Draw People - Johann Daniel Preissler.
The illustrations here are hand colored and they are for sale on Ebay.
You could buy this rebound folio on human proportion for sale on Ebay for a marked down $1750 -
Les Proportions du Corps Humain
Mesurees sur les plus Belles Figures de l'Antiquite
By
Chez Girard Audran, Gravueur du Roy
Bound with
Proportions of the Human Body
Meausured from the most Beautiful Antique Statues:
by Mons. Audran
Engraver to the King of France
Done from the Originals
Engraved in Paris in Twenty Seven large Folio Plates.
There are similar sculptures such as the Lycian Apollo in the Louvre.
Above is an engraving of the sculpture from The George Glazer Gallery, and another view of the sculpture in the Louvre.
The type of Apollo Statue is based on a first century BCE of a sculpted figure with the hand resting on the head. Wikipedia entry about the Lycean Apollo
The Art Student's Guide to the Proportions of the Human Form
The Art Student's Guide to the Proportions of the Human Form A republication of Dr. Gottfried Schadow's famous work in which thirty plates demonstrate the proportions of the human form. It is based on the pioneering work of the Greek Sculptor Polycletus. Amazon.com
Followers
The Student's Guide to Expression in Historical Painting
The School of Raphael- Wonderful engravings by Nicholas Dorigny after Raphael's famous designs for the story of early Christianity for the Sistine Chapel, the heads of the figures are used to demonstrate the range of human expressions. Amazon.com
Gerard Audran's The Proportions of the Human Body
In 1683 Gerard Audran produced Les Proportions du Corps Humain which was a careful rendition of the famous statues of antiquity including careful measurements of each. Amazon.com
The Art Student's Guide To External Anatomy
The Art Student's Guide to External Anatomy A republished edition of Dr. Fau's book which was in wide circulation with as many as ten editions in different languages and used by almost every art student in Europe in the mid nineteenth century. The book is in full color. Amazon.com
The Art Student's Guide to the Bones and Muscles of the Human Body
The Art Student's Guide to the Bones and Muscles of the Human Body and Lessons on Foreshortening a republication of the 1892 edition based on Dr. Schadows original 1830 guide for his students. Amazon.com.
The Human Head
A new edition of Louis Bail's method of learning to draw the head. Amazon.com