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Study of a Nude Female Sleeping

Oil Painting
ca. 1845-1849 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting of a nude female reclining on a bed or chaise longue with her arm behind her head.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleStudy of a Nude Female Sleeping
Materials and techniques
Oil on canvas
Brief description
Oil painting, 'Study of a Nude Female Sleeping', William Etty, ca. 1845-1849
Physical description
Painting of a nude female reclining on a bed or chaise longue with her arm behind her head.
Dimensions
  • Estimate height: 24.1cm
  • Estimate width: 31.7cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce, 1869
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Parkinson, R., Victoria and Albert Museum, Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, London: HMSO, 1990, p. 86
Collection
Accession number
DYCE.37

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Record createdFebruary 19, 2007
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