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              THE AR~T OF~ SCULPTURE.
   SBusts,' are portraits of princes, heroes, And other
 psos of rank and quality. In Wcestmnster-abbey are a
 nutrner of them, as Milton, Dryden, Gay, &c.
   6 Frames, compehend all the borderings about a basso-
 re~levo, chimnies, paintings, &c.
   The carework ii architecture has these particulars ; it
 isnt alowed to introduce any thing of history, or orna-
 n        but what  is found in antique buildings ; and these
 .mbe easily gathered from books, and prints relating to
 architecture.
   Bfre I conclude this subject, I shall only observe, that
 statues are chiefly to be examined by their proportion, and
 whether the muscles are in their right position ; whether
 the limbs are according t6 the age and circumstances of
 the figure, and whether the drapery is free and easy, I In
 the naked, the ancients excelled; but the moderns in
 drapery.
          OF ENGRAVING AND ETCHING.
   tNGR)ING on copper-plates being a liberal art,.and
 ivgarrived to the greatest height of perfection, all
 loves of ingenuity are thereby roused to the exercise of
 dwing, that they may proceed in etching or graving their
 Pwi designs on copper.
 In order therefore to satisfy their inclination, and to
 gu   hem the shortest and easiest way to know that
 c       and delightful Cmployment, I have, to the best
 my experience, presented them     with the following
 1. It will be requisite for every one that intends to set
 about this work, tb follow the rules already given for de-
 signing or drawing, and particularly-to use his hand to that
 manner of shadowing with the pen, shewn in plate II.
IIgB 4.
                                           IL. Before