Standing Female Nude
William Etty
1810–49
Medium
Red and black chalk, heightened with white, on beige paper
Dimensions
18-15/16 x 14-7/16 in. (48.1 x 36.6 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Kenneth A. Lohf, 1982
Accession Number
1982.235.2
Tags
Female Nudes
About the Artist
William Etty · 1787–1849
Painter mostly known for his life studies. He is particularly admired for the way he painted glowing and voluptuous flesh. He also did paintings of mythological and historical subjects. He trained at the Royal Academy schools and with Thomas Lawrence. British painter, York, England. Comment on works: Genre; Portraits; Mythology