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It is believed that they started using the monogram in watermarks shortly before 1750 (Henk Voorn, De papiermolens in de provincie Noord-Holland).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ear studies appear to be a copy after the French painter and physiognomist Charles Le Brun (1619–1690), who produced a drawing manual on human emotions that has been used for centuries by artists and students as a model for depicting facial expressions. Le Brun's approach was insistently scientific, drawing on the work of the philosopher René Descartes to better understand what causes expressions in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is one of two 18th-century French sanguine studies that we have for sale (see stock number KB-266).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52021414035785,"sku":"KB-265","price":380.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/kb-265.jpg?v=1743520513"},{"product_id":"manner-of-pierre-thomas-le-clerc-hand-study-original-18th-century-chalk-drawing-kb-266","title":"Manner of Pierre Thomas Le Clerc, Hand Study – 18th-century chalk drawing","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 18th-century chalk drawing, Manner of Pierre Thomas Le Clerc, Hand Study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wonderful 18th-century drawing in sanguine red chalk on watermarked laid paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnnotation in French on a historic mount (no longer extant) indicates that the drawing is likely French in origin. The identity of the watermark, featuring grapes and a heart, is unknown, but grapes indicate a French paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hand study subject resembles chalk drawings by the French artist Pierre Thomas Le Clerc (1740–1799), whose work was reproduced as crayon-manner etchings in the publication 'Cahier de Principes de Dessins d'après Nature' in 1773.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is one of two 18th-century French sanguine studies that we have for sale (see stock number KB-265).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52021414068553,"sku":"KB-266","price":368.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/kb-266.jpg?v=1743520514"},{"product_id":"leopold-billek-childs-head-study-original-c-1820-watercolour-painting-jz-124","title":"Leopold Billek, Child's Head Study – c.1820 watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1820 watercolour painting – Leopold Billek, Child's Head Study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA captivating original painting by the Bohemian\/Moravian (now Czech) artist Leopold Billek, who was active in the 1820s. It appears that Billek was based in the town of Telč (or German Teltsch), near the Bohemia-Moravia border (now Czech Republic). Billek worked at a time when the Bohemian Lands were under Habsburg rule and was evidently a member of the sizable German-speaking population.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBillek's work encompasses a remarkable range of subjects and embodies the spirit of the 'Renaissance man'. This painting shows his interest in the close study of human anatomy in relation to the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with graphite. 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Billek worked at a time when the Bohemian Lands were under Habsburg rule and was evidently a member of the sizable German-speaking population.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBillek's work encompasses a remarkable range of subjects and embodies the spirit of the 'Renaissance man'. This painting shows his interest in the close study of human anatomy in relation to the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with graphite. 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Inscriptions on the verso indicate that they are drawn from a model from life ('zur Natür').\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohann, or Hans, Anderla was possibly associated with the prestigious Medical University of Vienna. The University was celebrated for having one of the world's largest anatomical wax models collections, which were commissioned by Emperor Joseph II between 1784 and 1786 and crafted by Florence masters. Just under 1,200 elaborately finished anatomical wax models were transported on pack donkeys from Florence to Vienna, to be used for training purposes at the medical-surgical military academy. The models were displayed in ornate Venetian hand-blown glass cases, which could be opened by students. Accompanying the models were coloured drawings mounted on the walls above, while explanatory sheets in three languages—Latin, Italian and German—were stored in drawers below.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnatomical models and drawings have long played a significant role in the spreading of medical knowledge, and hold a historically important place at the intersection of art and where science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother anatomical drawing by Johann Anderla, dated 1885, auctioned in Germany in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn in watercolour with pen and ink on cream card.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54541812891977,"sku":"KD-597","price":595.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KD-597.jpg?v=1780570464"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/collections\/SC87-KB-266.jpg?v=1745933409","url":"https:\/\/somersetandwood.com\/fr\/collections\/anatomical.oembed","provider":"Somerset \u0026 Wood Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}