Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846, British
Title:
Study of a Reclining, Nude Figure
Date:
1806
Materials & Techniques:
Black chalk and white chalk on medium, rough, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 12 11/16 inches (26.7 × 32.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "October 27 1806 | [Poor Opie was a Visitor]"; inscribed in graphite, below drawing, on mount, lower center: "Drawn at R Academy 1807 (Charlotte)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.2563
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
anatomical study | nude | reclining | back
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:28183