[suggested translation, Marije Osnabrugge:] {Small things can sometimes be made without contour, and still appear contoured.} One can also point out many things, especially in small and in small parts, without lines against the light parts, which will still appear as perfect as if they were contoured; of which we cannot name all examples; We will just give one example for all of them [ndr: reference to illustration], the Mind of a Spirited Draughtsman should form the rest after the circumstances, according to that which his Subject can take; by which observation one can bring a lot of pleasantry and looseness in his Drawing, which will nicely show the mind of the Draughtsman to the competent spectator.

GOEREE, Willem et ANONYME, [Two faces, from the side, numbered A & B], estampe, dans GOEREE, Willem, Inleydinge Tot de Al-gemeene Teycken-Konst, waer in de Gronden en Eygenschappen, die tot onfeylbaer en verstandigh begrijp vande Teycken-Konst noodigh te weten zijn, kortelijck en klaer werden aen-gewesen. Zijnde niet alleen den Leerlingen van Teyckenaers, Schilders, Glas-schrijvers, Beeldt-houwers, en andere Oeffenaers tot een aenleydinge nut en dienstigh, maer oock om aen alle Lief-hebbers, en Beminners, soo van Dese, als van andere Konsten (daer uyt voort-komende) een bescheydene kennisse mede te deelen. Den tweeden Druck, by na de helft vermeerdert, Middelburg, Wilhelmus Goeree, 1670, p. 117.

[suggested translation, Marije Osnabrugge:] Of the Beauty and Gracefulness of Human figures, and of what it consists. Without any doubt it is most beneficial to the Art of Painting, to always advance the highest Beauty and perfection of the things that are depicted: Because like those created things please us most, which are beautiful and perfect, as such there is no reason left, why the imitated things should not offer the same gracefulness to the eye of the Spectator. And although one can call many things beautiful in the Paintings, that are ugly and abominable in the natural Life, yes deformed, as such one should only entrust this to the wise and elaborate imitation of the very powerful Art of Painting, and also rather call it fine and artful than beautiful.

[suggested translation, Marije Osnabrugge:] Because someone will quickly bring us to mind, that the Soul of Man only belongs to the invisible things and not at all to the Art of Painting; which only selects the visible Bodies for its subject. Yet we answer: Since the Art-Figures lack Life and movement from their own Nature; it exhorts us even more to consider Means, by which the Figures in Paintings can be constructed such, that they may make the Spectator discard all thoughts of Canvas and Panel, Paint and Oil, or of Wood and Stone and Copper – if they were to be casted or sculpted - , and give him the Idea that he believes not to see Painted or Casted, but rather Natural Living Human figures before his eyes

[suggested translation, Marije Osnabrugge:] But if we let all these Medical thoughts go; we have to learn from all that has been said, that there is a great difference between the movements that are made without the Will and with the Will; {Distinction between movements.} since in that which one wants, one usually has more ability, more diligent Action and Fury, than in the simple actions, which are often executed from the general Train of Thoughts outside our Thinking. Because of this an Artist should take care that – in the depiction and expression of the Actions and movements – that he provides his Figures with such Actions and movements, as coincides with the Will, Soul and Intention that he wants his Figures to have: So that he may show his own thoughts and those of his Figures to the Spectator through his art. And that everyone with his own considerations in mind, may complete those things for himself, which appear to be impossible for the art to add to the action of the Figures.