Study of a Male Figure (Life Drawing)

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Drawing details

Title: Study of a Male Figure (Life Drawing)
Date: 1855-77
Media: Black chalk on blue paper
Dimensions: 27.4 x 42.2 cm
Location: Royal Academy of Arts, London
Picture credit: Royal Academy of Arts, London
Reference number: 04/489
Inscriptions: Inscribed bottom left "3" encircled, in pencil.

Interpretation

The pose of the lower half of the figure is similar to that seen in another drawing at the Royal Academy (reference number 04/481). However, this is not the same model.

Description

Full-length nude study of a reclining male figure, in profile, facing to the left. The right elbow rests on a low plinth behind him and supports the weight of the upper body, which leans back. The left forearm rests along the left thigh. The left leg is extended and the right ankle is tucked under the left leg. The model has a moustache. 

Provenance

Bequeathed by the artist to his sisters, Mrs. Augusta Matthews (nTe Augusta Neunburg Leighton, 1835-1919) and Mrs. Alexandra Orr (nTe Alexandra Leighton, 1828-1903); presented to the Royal Academy of Arts, London by Matthews and Orr in 1896