Study of a standing male nude
Chalk Drawing
1859 (drawn)
1859 (drawn)
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| Place of origin |
A drawing made in chalks
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Study of a standing male nude |
| Materials and techniques | Black and red chalks |
| Brief description | William Mulready (1786-1863), study of a standing male nude, 1859; coloured chalks |
| Physical description | A drawing made in chalks |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed in red chalk bottom right: 'Kensington Life Academy / 2 Dec 1859 AL Egg / placed the figure / W.M.' ('AL Egg' refers to Augustus Leopold Egg (1816-1863), one of the professional artists who attended the Kensington Life Academy) |
| Gallery label | Study from the life model was marginal to the National Course of Art Instruction. Nonetheless, the V&A, which administrated the curriculum, bought many drawings by Mulready as student examples. Mulready drew from the life throughout his long career. He made this naturalistic study at the 'Kensington Life Academy', an informal group of professional artists who met three evenings a week. |
| Object history | One of 651 drawings by Mulready purchased at Christie's on 28, 29 and 30 April 1864 for £1669.12.6. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Lambert, Susan. Drawing: Technique & Purpose. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1981. p.36. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 6586 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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