Nude Figure Study

XVIII century. Red chalk on laid paper.
Not on display

This is a study of a male nude, half-kneeling with his back turned and his left arm outstretched. There are few works attributed with certainty to Peña. This drawing is probably a study done for the Academy.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. III. Dibujos Españoles. Siglo XVIII. C-Z, Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado, 1977, p.94

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Inventory number: D003108
Author: Juan Bautista de la Peña
Title: Nude Figure Study
Date: XVIII century
Technique: Red chalk
Support: Laid paper
Dimension: Width: 420 mm; Height: 566 mm
Provenance: Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Urrea Fernández, Jesús, Juan Bautista Peña y Pablo Pernichero, pintores españoles del s. XVIII, Revista de la Universidad Complutense, 22/85, 1973, pp. 251.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. III. Dibujos Españoles. Siglo XVIII. C-Z, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 1977, pp. 94.

Other inventories +

Inv. Real Museo, Sección Dibujos, 1857. Núm. 150.
150. Cincuenta y un dibujos sueltos / de estudios de figuras en varios ta- / maños y autores, en mal estado.

Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 397.

Inscriptions +

Dirección del Museo Nacional de Pinturas
Blue ink stamp. Front, left side

397
Printmaking. Passepartout

N^o 150
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, center

d.n. Juan Bautista de la Peña
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, Lower right area

12 rs
Inscribed in pencil. Front, central area

Update date: 20-05-2026 | Registry created on 15-08-2017

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