r from the point of the ilium to the top' of 
the patella, 9 fourths 7 parts. 
From tire top of the patella to the sole of the 
foot, 8 fourths 10 parts and a half. 
Breadth of the face from ear to ear, as near 
as can be measured, 2 fourths- 5 parts and 
a half. 
Breadth of the neck from side to side, 2 
fourths 1 part. 
Ditto of the breast from pap to pap, 3 fourths 
3 parts and a half. 
Breadth from point to point of each ilium, 3 
fourths 11 parts and one-third. 
From the pit at the bottom of the sternum 
to the navel, 2 fourths (3 parts and a half. 
Utmost thickness of the thigh across the head 
of the rectus, 3 fourths 2 parts and a third. 
Utmost thickness of the body across the paps, 
6 fourths 4 parts. 
Narrowest part of ditto at the bottom of the 
ribs, 5 fourths 3 parts and a half. 
Length of the arm over the head, from the 
centre of the head of the humerus, as near 
as can be found, to the tip of the elbow, 6 
fourths. 
Length of that arm below, from the tip of the 
elbow to the centre of the wrist, 5 fourths 
and one-third of a part. 
Utmost thickness of the body from the most 
prominent part of the breast to the trape- 
zius behind below the shoulder, measured 
in a right line, 4 fourths 8 parts and a half. 
From the hollow part of the rectus before, a 
little above the navel, to the sacro-lumbalis 
behind, measured in a right line, 4 fourths 
7 parts and a half. 
Thickness of the arm from the centre of the 
biceps to the triceps behind, 2 fourths and 
half a part. 
N. B. The tip of the right elbow ; all the 
left arm below the deltoid ; all the right thigh 
and leg, with so much of the left thigh as is 
between the broadest part of the rectus and 
its insertion at the knee, (all of which is an- 
tique, together with a part of the sokeus, 
gasterocnemius, and peronei withoutside of 
the leg) and all the other part of that leg and 
foot, have been restored by Bernini. 
Laocoon. 
From the bottom of the right ear to the pit 
between the clavicles, 3 fourths 3 parts and 
one-third. 
From ditto of the left ear to the said pit, 2 
fourths 10 parts and a half. 
From the. said pit to the centre of the pit at 
the bottom of the sternum, 3 fourths 4 
parts. 
From the pit ditto to the top of the navel in 
a straight line, 3 fourths 4 parts. 
From the top of the navel to the privities, 2 
fourths 8 parts. 
From the point of the ilium to the centre of 
the patella of the left thigh, 9 fourths 8 
parts. 
From the point ditto of the right thigh to the 
centre of the patella, 9 fourths 2 parts. 
From the centre of the left patella to the in- 
step or annular ligament, 8 fourths 2 parts. 
From the said point at the instep to the bot- 
tom of the heel ditto, 1 fourth 11 parts. 
Length of the right leg from the centre of 
the patella to the instep, 7 fourths 9 parts 
and a quarter. 
From the said point at the instep to the bot- 
tom of the heel, 1 fourth 5 parts. 
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.From the pit between the clavicles to either 
pap, 3- fourths 2 parts and three-fourths. 
Length of the left arm from the head of the 
deltoid to the tip of the elbow, 6 fourths 7 
parts and a quarter. 
From the tip of the said elbow to the centre 
of the joint of the wrist, 5 fourths 1 part 
and a half. 
Length of the bade of the hand from the 
centre of the wrist to the joint of the 
middle finger, 1 fourth 4 parts and a third. 
Length of the first joint of the middle finger, 
1 fourth 1 part. 
Thickness of the neck in front, about the 
middle, 2 fourths 3 parts. 
Distance across from pap to pap, 4 fourths 2 
parts and two-thirds. 
Breadth of the body measured horizontally 
across the nipples, 6 fourths 5 parts and a 
half. 
. Breadth of ditto measured horizontally at the 
narrowest part across the bottom of the 
-.ribs, 5 fourths. 
Breadth across on the ilium immediately 
under the obliquus descendens, 5 fourths 
4 parts. 
Thickness of the left thigh measured across 
the centre of the rectus, 3 fourths 3 parts 
and one-third. 
Thickness of the knee measured across the 
centre of the patella, 1 fourth II parts and 
a half. 
Thickness of the right ditto, 1 fourth 11 parts 
and a half. 
Thickness of the calf of either leg, 2 fourths 
2 parts. 
Thickness of the smallest part just above the 
ancle, 1 fourth and half a part. 
From centre to centre of the left ancle bone, 
1 fourth 5 parts ; right, ditto. 
Narrowest part of the instep just under the 
ancles, 1 fourth and two-thirds of a part. 
Breadth of the foot from the centre of the 
joint at the root of the great toe to ditto of 
the little one, 1 fourth 1 1 parts and one- 
third. 
Thickest part of the left arm measured across 
the centre of the biceps, 2 fourths 2 parts 
and one-third. 
Ditto of the said arm measured on the su- 
pinator just below the elbow, 1 fourth 9 
parts and a half. 
Breadth across the wrist measured from the 
centre of the joint, 1 fourth 3 parts. 
Breadth of the hand measured upon the joint 
at the roots of the fingers, 1 fourth 10 parts 
and two-thirds. 
Thickness of the body in profile measured 
from the centre of the pectoral muscle to 
the most prominent part of the trapezius 
behind, 4 fourths 9 parts. 
Thinnest part of the body in profile measured 
just above the navel, 3 fourths 6 parts and 
a half. 
Thickness of the knee from the head of the 
'gasterocnemius to the centre of the patella, 
2 fourths 6 parts and a half. 
Thickest part of the calf of the right leg in 
prolile, 2 fourths 4 parts. 
Thinnest part of the small of the left leg in 
profile, 1 fourth 6 parts. 
Length of the left foot from the heel to the 
top of the great toe, 4 fourths 8 parts. 
Total length of the figure of the Laocoon, al- 
lowing 4 fourths for the head, and mea- 
suring from the bottom of the chin to the 
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pit between the clavicles, and from thence, 
following with the utmost exactness the 
line of the centre of the body, then mea- 
suring on the centre of the left thigh (after 
having found the point by laying a rule 
across from the bottom of the belly parallel 
with the two points of the ilium), and so 
down the centre of the patella, and upon 
the leg to the sole of the foot, 34 fourths. 
Laocoou’s elder son. . 
From the bottom of the left ear to the pit 
between the clavicles, 2 fourths 1 1 parts. 
From ditto of the right ear to the said pit, 2 
fourths 6 parts and a half. 
From the said pit to the centre of the pit at 
the bottom of the sternum, 2 fourths 7 
parts aiid a half. 
From the centre of the said pit to the centre 
of the navel, 2 fourths 7 parts. 
From the centre of the navel to the privities, 
2 fourths 3 parts and one-third. 
From the point of the right ilium to the 
centre of the patella, 8 fourths 7 parts and 
a half. 
From the centre of the patella to the instep, 
8 fourths 1 part. 
From the said instep to the bottom of the 
heel, 1 fourth 8 parts and one-third. 
From the centre between the clavicles to 
either pap, 2 fourths 10 parts and three- 
fourths. 
Distance from pap to pap, 4 fourths 5 parts 
and one-third. 
Ditto from point to point of the ilium, 3 
fourths 4 parts. 
Length of the left arm measured from the 
head of the humerus, as near as can be 
guessed, to the tip of the elbow, 5 fourths 
8 parts and two-thirds. 
From the tip of the elbow to the centre of 
the wrist bone, 4 fourths 7 parts and one- 
third. 
Broadest part of- the body measured across 
the paps, 6 fourths 4 parts. 
Narrowest part of ditto measured across the 
bottom of the ribs, 5 fourths 3 parts. 
Breadth of the body measured upon the ilium 
immediately under the obliquus descepd- 
ens, 5 fourths 7 parts and a half. 
Thickest part of the right, thigh in front, 
across the centre of the rectus, 2 fourths 7 
parts and a half. 
Thickness of the knee across the centre of 
the patella, 1 fourth 1 1 parts and one- 
third. 
Thickest part of the calf of the leg, 2 fourths 
3 parts. 
Thickness of the small of ditto just above the 
ancle, l fourth 1 part and a half. 
Thickness of the ancle from the centre of each 
bone, 1 fourth 4 parts and a quarter. 
Broadest part of the right foot across the 
joints at the roots of the toes, 1 fourth 8 
parts. 
Thickness of the upper arm in profile across 
the middle of the biceps, t fourth 11 parts 
and a half. 
Ditto of the 'lower arm just below the elbow, 
ditto, 1 fourth 6 parts. 
Thickness of the right thigh in profile, 3 
fourths 4 parts and three-fourths. 
, Ditto of the knee ditto from the centre of the 
patella, 2 fourths 6 parts. 
Thickness of the calf of the leg ditto, 2 
fourths 4 parts. 
