1805
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Academy Study is a 1805 by William Mulready, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows a shirtless man sitting on the ground with one leg bent and the other stretched out. His arms rest on his knee, and he’s looking down. The lines are soft and smooth, with light shading to show his muscles and skin. The artist focused on the body’s natural shape, not clothing or background. This kind of drawing was often used to study anatomy in art schools. Next, check out William Mulready to see more of his work.
William Mulready was an Irish genre painter living in London. He is best known for his romanticising depictions of rural scenes, and for creating Mulready stationery letter sheets, issued at the same time as the Penny Black postage stamp.
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