1815
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Half-length anatomical study of a man, drawn from a dissected corpse is a 1815 by John Gibson, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a drawing from around 1815. It shows a man’s upper body, drawn after a dissection. The artist used this to study anatomy up close. At the time, private anatomy schools in London opened their doors to art students. They could draw from real corpses, which helped them learn human form better. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A half-length anatomical study of a man, drawn from a dissected corpse, was executed by John Gibson in 1815. The drawing is signed and reflects the practice of art students accessing anatomical demonstrations in early 19th-century London.
Read the full account in the museum source.
John Gibson (19 June 1790 – 27 January 1866) was a Welsh neoclassical sculptor who studied in Rome under Canova.
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