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Standing Female Nude
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Standing Female Nude

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)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Kenneth A. Lohf, 1982

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About William Etty

1787–1849United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandKingdom of Great Britain

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