William Etty

Seated Female Nude

Maker

William Etty (English, 1787-1849)

Title

Seated Female Nude

Year

ca. 1825

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

oil paint

Supports

Geography

Place Made: England

Dimensions

54.3 x 40.8 cm (21 3/8 x 16 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Unsigned

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

53.422

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Intermission
Dec 16, 2016 – Jul 02, 2017
From the Reserve I
Paintings of Quality from the Museum's Collection
Apr 09, 1994 – Aug 03, 1994

Label copy

Though he aspired to the grand tradition of history painting, William Etty is best known for his studies of the human figure and his use of sensuous color. Throughout his career, Etty continued to attend the Royal Academy's life class to draw from the model, even after having been made Royal Academician in 1828. His paintings of nudes, which although classically posed were unidealized, scandalized his fellow Academicians and the public attending the Royal Academy exhibitions, where they were displayed.

European Painting and Sculpture, circa 1770-1937
Oct 18, 1991 – Jan 26, 1992
Paintings by William Etty and Atkinson Grimshaw
Nov 05, 1961 – Dec 10, 1961

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

William Etty (English, 1787-1849)
Seated Female Nude, ca. 1825
Oil on panel
54.3 x 40.8 cm (21 3/8 x 16 1/16 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 53.422

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