Mannelijk naakt, op handen en knieën 1789

This 1789 red chalk drawing by Louis E.F. Garreau, titled *Mannelijk naakt, op handen en knieën* (Male nude, on hands and knees), is a study of the human form, focusing on the anatomy and musculature of a nude male figure in a dynamic pose. The artist's precise lines and shading capture the contours of the body with anatomical detail. The artwork, held at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, demonstrates the artist's skill in capturing the intricacies of the human form through the medium of drawing, a common practice for artists of the time to study the body.