Artist: William Etty (1787 - 1849)
Nationality: English
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Media: Painting
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Biography:
William Etty first apprenticed to a printmaker before taking up painting in 1806. He studied anatomy and proportion extensively for the following twelve years. In 1822, Etty traveled throughout France and Italy, copying works by Titian and Rubens. After this period, he created large paintings of nudes and historical scenes. Etty’s nude paintings were criticized by the press and deemed indecent. Despite this setback, Etty had many significant patrons and was given a solo exhibition at the Society of Arts in London in 1849.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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William Etty, Reclining Female Nude, 18th - 19th century
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William Etty, Cupid and Psyche - p.317 Harper"s Weekly 21 April 1877, 18th - 19th century
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Allegory William Etty (British, 1787-1849)Oil on canvas, laid down on wood; Oval, 28 x 34
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The Three Graces, sketch William Etty (British, 1787-1849)Oil on paper, laid down on canvas; 22
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: William Etty Title: Study for "The Combat" Date: 19th century Medium: pen and brown
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Female Nude in a Landscape
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William Etty - Pandora Crowned by the Seasons 1823-1824 oil on canvas Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery British
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William Faithorne , The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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Samuel William Reynolds, Senior, William, Youngest Son of Lord William Russell, 18th - 19th century
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Adriaen Pynacker, William of Orange (William III) Commemorative Plate, 1690
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William Page - Mrs. William Page 1860-61 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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William Henry Watt, William Lourdsworth, 19th century
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Arthur William Devis - The Hon. William Monson and His Wife, Ann Debonnaire c. 1786 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art English
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William Faithorne , How to Use the Oval Points..., plate 5 opposite page 15 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Faithorne , Hot to Guide Your Needles..., plate 4 opposite page 12 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Faithorne , How to Dry or Harden the Varnish..., plate 2 opposite page 9 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Faithorne , Hot to Choose Your Needles..., plate 3 opposite page 10 in te book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Hancock Wilke, William Andrew Clark, Jr., 19th - 20th century
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William Dickinson, Portrait of the Reverend William Preston, 18th - 19th century
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William Nicholson, London Types (London: William Heinemann, 1898), 1898
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William Matthew Prior, Isaac Josiah and William Mulford Hand, circa 1845
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William Page - Colonel William Leete Stone 1839 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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William Faithorne , At the upper end of the plate you have the woman"s arm..., plate 8 opposite page 22 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Faithorne , The forms of graving-tools, plate 9 opposite page 43 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne(London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Faithorne , How to apply your hard Varnish..., plate 1 opposite page 7 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Fares, Untitled, 1974
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William T. Wiley, A Suite of Daze by William T. Wiley (Chicago: Landfall Press Inc., 1977)., 1977
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William Bagdatopoulos - Dr. William Henry Holmes 1929 oil on canvas Smithsonian American Art Museum American
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William Faithorne , How to apply ye Aqua Fortis upon ye Plate, plate 6 opposite page 18 in the book, The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Merritt Chase - Portrait of President William Waugh Smith 1907 oil on canvas The Maier Museum of Art American
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William Nicholson, An Almanac of Twelve Sports (London: William Heinemann, 1898), 1898
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William Gilpin, An Essay upon Prints by William Gilpin (London: J. Robson, 1768), 1768
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William Henry Bartlett, The Danube by William Beattie (London & New York: Virtue & Co., [ca. 1840]), 1840
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William Faithorne , The manner of Casting the Aqua Fortis Upon the Plate, plate 7 opposite page 19 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Merritt Chase - Mrs. William Merritt Chase c. 1890 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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William T. Wiley, "C.D.O.D." (plate no. 12) in the book A Suite of Daze by William T. Wiley (Chicago: Landfall Press Inc., 1977)., 1977
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William Blake , Balladsä relating to Animals by William Hayley (London: Richard Phillips, 1805), 1805
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William T. Wiley, "Rim Rat" (plate no. 1) in the book A Suite of Daze by William T. Wiley (Chicago: Landfall Press Inc., 1977)., 1977
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William Danforth, Platter, 1790 - 1820
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Thomas Eakins - William H. Macdowell c. 1904 oil on canvas Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester American

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (3)
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Tate Britain: Exposed: The Victorian Nude
Exposed will be the first exhibition to survey the full range of the Victorian nude, both male and female. It will concentrate on the nude in painting, drawing and sculpture, but will also explore artistic representations of the naked body in othe...
Haus der Kunst: Exposed: The Victorian Nude
The exhibition Exposed: The Victorian Nude now presents another, new aspect of this age. It takes as its theme the development of both female and male nude painting in England. But was the nude an expression and zenith of high art, or was it an ou...
Christie's: The Forbes Collection of Victorian Pictures and Works of Art on View at Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh
The sale will also profile rare works by lesser-known artists of the Victoria period as the collection spans the key artists and the themes of the period to offer artworks to suit all levels of collecting. "The Forbes Collection of Victorian...

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William Etty (Getty Museum)
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