Figure (recto and verso), from Seconde livre de figures d’Academies gravées en Partie par les Professeurs de l’ Académie Royale by Jean-Baptiste Perronneau

Figure (recto and verso), from Seconde livre de figures d’Academies gravées en Partie par les Professeurs de l’ Académie Royale Possibly 1745

drawing, print, etching, paper

drawing

aged paper

toned paper

light pencil work

ink paper printed

print

etching

pencil sketch

paper

personal sketchbook

coloured pencil

france

watercolour illustration

sketchbook art

watercolor

"Figure (recto and verso), from Seconde livre de figures d’Academies gravées en Partie par les Professeurs de l’ Académie Royale" is an etching by French artist Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, likely created in 1745. This piece showcases Perronneau's skills as a draftsman, and his ability to capture the human form in detail. This print features a nude male figure, seated and holding a stick, possibly intended as a study for a larger painting. The reverse side of the etching is blank. This artwork is currently part of the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.