The model
Print
1882 (made)
1882 (made)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
Between 1876 and 1880 William Strang studied at the Slade School of Art in London under Alphonse Legros, whose uncompromising realism exerted a strong influence. This print is Strang's ingenious response to an etching by Rembrandt of a reclining woman seen from behind (CAI.728). The model's pose is nearly identical in both compositions, and the artist figure (a self-portrait of Strang), who sits behind the model, would see precisely the view which Rembrandt depicts.
Object details
Category | |
Object type | |
Title | The model |
Materials and techniques | Etching |
Brief description | William Strang, The model, 1882, etching of a reclining nude female figure with two clothed male figures |
Physical description | A nude female model lying on a bed on her right side, hands clasped together at her left hip. Behind her a fully-dressed male figure leans forward, looking at the model intently. At the far right of the print is another fully-dressed male figure who looks at his companion. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Constantine Alexander Ionides |
Object history | Bequeathed by C.A. Ionides, 1900 |
Subjects depicted | |
Summary | Between 1876 and 1880 William Strang studied at the Slade School of Art in London under Alphonse Legros, whose uncompromising realism exerted a strong influence. This print is Strang's ingenious response to an etching by Rembrandt of a reclining woman seen from behind (CAI.728). The model's pose is nearly identical in both compositions, and the artist figure (a self-portrait of Strang), who sits behind the model, would see precisely the view which Rembrandt depicts. |
Associated object | CAI.728 (Version) |
Collection | |
Accession number | CAI.813 |
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Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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