Antique Bookplate Engraving, Drawing Instruction: Arms and Legs sapolin paint sign ancient really

ancient really

and which now allows one to remove the figure entirely and

I'd guess that the arm once fit inside some sort of extension

This is the work of Vaclav Vytlacil (1892-1984)

others initialed on back (the smaller of these two is initialed C

Antique Bookplate Engraving, Drawing Instruction: Arms and Legs sapolin paint sign ancient reallyI'm not sure what volume this bookplate engraving was taken from, but it's definitely an old one, and I just found it all these muscular arms and legs together pretty striking. Surely it, and two other plates I am listing separately, provided instruction in classical drawing. 11 1 8" x 8 5 8" on nice weight white pulpy paper. Rough top edge from where it was removed from book and some toning around the edges but overall very good condition.