16th-19th Century
William Etty, R.A. 'Academic Study'
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William Etty, R.A. 'Academic Study'
£9,500.00
William Etty, R.A. British 1787-1849
Academic Study
SOLD
Oil on canvas
51cm x 56cm, (70cm x 75cm framed)
Label of David Messum Fine Art (verso)
Etty, a student of Thomas Lawrence, R.A., was the first significant British painter of nudes. Most of his models, would have been guardsmen, posing to supplement their modest income. His work in contained in many public collections, including the Royal Academy, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Ashmolean, Oxford.