William Etty, Scene from the Inferno (canto IX)

William Etty

British · 1787–1849 · Painter, Draughtsman

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  1. William Etty, Sleeping Female Nude Lying on Sofa against a Red Curtain, Oil on canvasSleeping Female Nude Lying on Sofa against a Red CurtainLempertz · €12,600≈ $13,699≈ £11,012Sign up to see
  2. William Etty, Rückenakt, Öl auf Papier, auf Leinwand aufgezogenRückenaktGrisebach · €10,000≈ $11,827≈ £8,829Sign up to see
  3. William Etty, Study for Youth on the Prowl, Pleasure at the Helm, oil on wood panelStudy for Youth on the Prowl, Pleasure at the HelmToomey & Co. · $2,560≈ £1,936≈ €2,247Sign up to see

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British painter (1787-1849)

Born 1787, YorkDied 1849, YorkOccupation Painter, DraughtsmanWikidata Q766362 ↗ULAN 500115284 ↗Museum works 18

Also known as Etty, etty w., Etty, William, R.A., R.A. Etty, sir william etty, w. etty, w. etty r. a., William Etty R. A. and 1 other name form

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

William Etty, Scene from the Inferno (canto IX)
Scene from the Inferno (canto IX)pen and black ink with gray wash
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Julius S. Held Collection — Open Access …
William Etty, Seated Youth with a Staff
Seated Youth with a Staffc. 1815 · graphite with brown wash heightened with white on brown wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
William Etty, The Horse of Selene from the Elgin Marbles [recto]
The Horse of Selene from the Elgin Marbles [recto]after 1807 · pen and brown ink on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
William Etty, Study of a Horse [verso]
Study of a Horse [verso]after 1807 · graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
William Etty, Studies of Men Running
Studies of Men Runninggraphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Joseph F. McCrindle Collection — Open Ac…
William Etty, Studies for Joan of Arc
Studies for Joan of Arc1843/1847 · pen and brown ink with brown wash on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, The Edith Tanenbaum Rudolf Collection — …
William Etty, Zittend naakt vrouwelijk model met hoog kapsel, ernaast nogmaals geschetst
Zittend naakt vrouwelijk model met hoog kapsel, ernaast nogmaals geschetst1797 - 1849
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
William Etty, Male Nude Walking (recto)
Male Nude Walking (recto)
York Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — York Art Gallery
William Etty, Male Nude Sawing
Male Nude Sawing
York Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — York Art Gallery
William Etty, The Water Carrier
The Water Carrier
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery
William Etty, Seated Nude
Seated Nude
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery
William Etty, Centaurs and Nymphs (recto)
Centaurs and Nymphs (recto)
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery
William Etty, Venus and Cupid (verso)
Venus and Cupid (verso)
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery
William Etty, Reclining Nude
Reclining Nude
Wolverhampton Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Wolverhampton Art Gallery
William Etty, Venus and Cupid
Venus and Cupid
Wolverhampton Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Wolverhampton Art Gallery
William Etty, Sketches of Reclining Female Nude and Amorous Couple
Sketches of Reclining Female Nude and Amorous Couplen.d. · Pen and brown ink on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…
William Etty, Female Figure Pulling Aside Curtain
Female Figure Pulling Aside Curtainn.d. · Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over graphite, on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…
William Etty, Seated Nude
Seated Nudec. 1807–49 · graphite
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Nancy S. Marshall — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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