Nude Figure Study

XVIII century. Black chalk, White chalk on dark toned paper.
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This drawing depicts a nude male figure seated on an ashlar in right profile, his head in three-quarters length and resting on his left hand. His left arm is bent, and his right arm is crossed over his left, with both leaning on another ashlar. His right leg is outstretched, and his left also appears bent and leaning on an ashlar.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.130

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Inventory number: D003310
Author: Francisco Bayeu
Title: Nude Figure Study
Date: XVIII century
Technique: Black chalk; White chalk
Support: Dark toned paper
Dimension: Height: 559 mm; Width: 459 mm
Provenance: Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo español de arte, 178, 1972, pp. 144, nº 325.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 130.

Bray, Xavier, Madrid: Bayeu drawings at the Prado, The Burlington magazine, 138, 1996, pp. 54 / lám. 70.

Other inventories +

Inv. Real Museo, Sección Dibujos, 1857. Núm. 136.
136. Noventa y seis idem idem de idem [dibujos sueltos de estudios] / de figuras, de varios tamaños del / mismo [Bayeu] en muy mal estado.

Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 393.