Facial Angles (Camper)

Facial Angles
1791 posthumous edition by Camper's son
AuthorPetrus Camper
Original titleReport of the content of two lectures (Dutch: Berigt van den zaaklyken inhoud van twee lessen)
IllustratorPetrus Camper, engraved by Reinier Vinkeles
LanguageDutch, French
SubjectFacial angles in portraiture through the centuries
GenreArt History, Drawing lessons
PublisherR. Wild & J. Altheer, Utrecht
Publication date
1770, 1791 (engravings)
Publication placeNetherlands
Media typePrint (Hardcover), Online version of original text available from the DBNL and Google books
PagesOriginal is a report of a few pages; the posthumous book is longer with notes and engravings

Facial Angles refers to the content of two lectures on this subject by the Amsterdam professor of anatomy Petrus Camper on the 1st and 8 August in 1770 to the Amsterdam Drawing Academy called the Teken-akademie.