Female nude, seated, three-quarter view from back
Drawing
1853 (drawn), 1853 (made)
1853 (drawn), 1853 (made)
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William Mulready was well-known for his nude studies. Having studied at the Royal Academy at the very beginning of the nineteenth century, he continued assiduously to attend the Life Class into old age. His highly refined drawings, which are remarkable for their subtle imitation of the tones and contours of flesh with black and red chalk, represent the summit of the nineteenth-century academic technique.
Object details
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| Title | Female nude, seated, three-quarter view from back (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Chalk drawing |
| Brief description | Chalk drawing by William Mulready depicting a female nude, seated, three-quarter view from back. Great Britain, 1853. |
| Physical description | Black and red chalk drawing of a seated female nude, three-quarter view from back. Signed with initials and inscribed with date. |
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| Summary | William Mulready was well-known for his nude studies. Having studied at the Royal Academy at the very beginning of the nineteenth century, he continued assiduously to attend the Life Class into old age. His highly refined drawings, which are remarkable for their subtle imitation of the tones and contours of flesh with black and red chalk, represent the summit of the nineteenth-century academic technique. |
| Bibliographic reference | Owens, Susan, The Art of Drawing British Masters and Methods since 1600, V&A Publishing, London, 2013, p. 106, fig. 79 |
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| Accession number | FA.325 |
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| Record created | January 12, 2012 |
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