Excerpt from On the Science of Those Proportions by Which the Human Head and Countenance, as Represented in Works of Ancient Greek Art, Are Distinguished From Those of Ordinary Nature<br><br>The recommendation of Sir Joshua Reynolds, that every opportunity should be taken to discountenance the false and vulgar Opinion, that rules are the fetters of genius, ought never to hé lost sight Of by those who treat of the arts of design._ Such an idea is scarcely less prevalent in our own day than it was when our great English painter wrote, notwithstanding the practical refutation it receives in the obedience yielded by genius to the rules of rhythmi cal measure, even in the highest flights of poetic inspira~ tion, or in the delicate creations of the musical composer, in subjection to the strictly defined laws of harmony.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.