Not PC: Female nude leaning on a table

Friday, March 12, 2010

A study by the poet Blake for the 1822 painting ‘The Wise and Foolish Virgins.’ (Other studies here.)

Labels: Art

Jeff Perren said...: Very unusual for a Blake work. Great find!

Jeff

P.S. Linking to the Victorian Web is very cool. One of my favorite sites for a long time. Great resource for info on the period.; 3/12/2010 04:27:00 am
twr said...: Looks like he started off drawing "Male nude leaning on a table" and just changed his mind at the last minute and added some jugs.

Or maybe he was trying for "Male nude waiting for Chris Carter" and then chickened out.; 3/12/2010 11:13:00 am
Dave Mann said...: Oh thats good twr! My thoughts were along the same lines... I was going to write "elderly female ex- kickboxer exhausted by the futility of it all".

(But that doesn't mean your art postings aren't excellent PC; keep them coming, usually they are amazing!); 3/12/2010 11:27:00 am
notker said...: This is not a drawing by the poet William Blake (1757-1827). As your link to Victorian Web makes clear, this is one of several related drawings by the Victorian artist Sir William Blake Richmond (1842-1921). He was the son of the painter George Richmond (1809-1896), a friend and disciple of William Blake, hence the baptismal names.; 3/13/2010 12:40:00 pm
Jeff Perren said...: Thank you, notker. The drawing makes much more sense now.; 3/14/2010 05:42:00 am