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William Etty (1787–1849)

Born in York, the English painter William Etty was one of the few British artists to specialise almost exclusively in painting the nude.

He was criticised in the press for his ‘fleshiness’ and gained a reputation for ‘indecency’. As such, he often painted mythological or historical subjects, sometimes on an ambitious scale. Thanks to his dedication to life studies in the Royal Academy Schools throughout his career, it was clear that his works were painted from real, naked models – not some imagined ideal, and for many this was shocking.

Etty was passionate about the idea of a ‘British school’ of painting, and today his works feature in many museums and galleries up and down the country. Few British artists have ever approached the painting of flesh in the same way as he did – curvaceous, beautiful and unashamed.

Art prints and custom framed prints

Browse a range of sublime Etty prints. Each of the following artworks can be purchased as unframed prints in a variety of sizes. We also have an array of high quality frames that are custom built for each print.

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A Naiad Etty, William, 1787–1849
Figure Study Etty, William, 1787–1849
Louisa Vaughan, née Rolls (d.1853) Etty, William, 1787–1849
Nude Study Etty, William, 1787–1849
Reclining Model Etty, William, 1787–1849
Seated Male Model Etty, William, 1787–1849
Seated Male Nude, Head Resting against Hand, Left Foot Resting on Block Etty, William, 1787–1849
Studies of a Female Model Etty, William, 1787–1849
Study of a Half-Nude Figure Etty, William, 1787–1849
The Bather 'At the Doubtful Breeze Alarmed' Etty, William, 1787–1849
The Mourner Etty, William, 1787–1849
The Sirens and Ulysses Etty, William, 1787–1849

More art nudes

Browse our fabulously fleshy selection of artworks featuring many depictions of the nude through art history – from the Renaissance to Impressionism and beyond.

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1 Corinthians, XI, 15 Breakspeare, William Arthur, 1855–1914
A Female Nude Seated at Julian's Atelier, Rue du Dragon Munnings, Alfred James, 1878–1959
Adam and Eve Cranach the elder, Lucas, 1472–1553
Cupid and Psyche Swynnerton, Annie Louisa, 1844–1933
Daphne Hacker, Arthur, 1858–1919
Eve Tempted Stanhope, John Roddam Spencer, 1829–1908
Female Nude Herald, James Watterston, 1859–1914
Female Nude Sims, Charles, 1873–1928
Female Nude Modigliani, Amedeo, 1884–1920
Girl at Her Toilet Valette, Adolphe, 1876–1942
Male Nude Figure Adamson, David Comba, 1859–1926
Nude Seated on a Couch Sickert, Walter Richard, 1860–1942