Anatomy, Artistic; Animals in art; Zoological illustration
_The length of the crupper_, taken from the superior point of the
anterior angle of the ilium to the tuberosity of the ischium, forming
the point of the buttock.
_The width of the crupper or of the haunches_, taken from the inferior
points of the angles of the ilia.
_The height of the crupper_, viewed laterally, taken from the summit of
the posterior angles of the ilia to the point of the patella, the leg
being in a state of rest.
_The lateral measure of the posterior limb_, from the point of the
patella, to the lateral and salient part of the ham, to the right of the
articulation of the tibia with the trochlea.
_The perpendicular height of the articulation above named_ above the
ground.
_The distance from the point of the arm_ to the angle formed by the
junction of the head and neck.
_The distance from the summit of the withers_ to the junction of the
neck with the thorax.
5. =Twice this last measure= (C)[43] gives almost:
[43] The proportions given in the two paragraphs 6 and 7 are, under
another form, the same as those pointed out in paragraph 2, with
this difference, that in this latter they are more clearly
expressed.
_The distance of the summit of the withers_ to the tip of the patella.
_The distance of the point of the elbow_ to the summit of the crupper or
the posterior angles of the ilia.
6. =Three times this measure, plus a half-width of the pastern, the
equivalent of two heads and a half=, will give:
_The height of the body_, taken from the top of the withers to the
ground.
_Its length_, taken from the point of the arm to the point of the
buttock inclusive.
7. =This same measure, plus the entire width of the pastern=, gives:
_The total length of the body_, taken accurately.
8. =Two-thirds the length of the head= (D) will equal:
_The width of the chest_, from the tip of one arm to that of the other,
from outside to outside.
_The horizontal measurement of the crupper_ taken between two verticals,
of which one forms a tangent to the buttock, and the other passes
through the summit of the crupper and touches the tip of the patella.
_The third of the length of the hind-quarter and of the body_ taken
together, as far as the vertical from the withers, touching the elbow.
_The anterior length of the hind-limb_, taken from the tuberosity of the
tibia to the fold of the ham.
9. =One-half of the length of the head= (E) is the same as:
_The horizontal distance from the tip of the arm_ to the vertical line
from the summit of the withers and touching the elbow.
_The width of the neck_, viewed laterally, taken from its insertion in
the trough of the jaw to the roots of the first hairs of the mane, on a
line which forms with the superior contour two equal angles.
10. =One-third of the entire length of the head= (F) gives:
_The height of its superior part_ from the summit of the forelock to a
line which passes through the most salient points of the orbits.
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