A Male Nude Seen from Behind

c.1760

French 18th Century

Associated Names
French 18th Century

Artist

The image depicts a male figure seen from the back. The person is kneeling on a block with one knee while the other leg is extended behind. Both arms are raised above the head, holding a rope or similar object. The figure's back, arms, and legs are muscular, and the hair is medium-length and wavy. The figure is unclothed, and there are no additional objects or jewelry present. The background is a uniformly textured surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    red chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 56.6 x 38.4 cm (22 5/16 x 15 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.113

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York (as by William Etty); Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012, 86-87, no. 32 (entry by Margaret Morgan Grasselli).

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: No.4 [?]

Watermarks

I.AFF[illeg.]/AUVERGNE and a bunch of grapes

Wikidata ID

Q64570795

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