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William Etty

Personal Details

Name

William Etty

Place of birth

New York

Date of Birth

10 March 1787

Date of Death

13 November 1849

Field

Painter

Museum

Metropolitan Museum

Works

Female Nude In a Landscape,
Candaules, King of Lydia, Shews his Wife by Stealth to Gyges, One of his Ministers, As She Goes to Bed.


William Etty was an English painter who was born in 1787 and died in 1849. He is best known for his works that focused on the female nude, often with a moralistic undercurrent. He was one of the most successful painters of his time, achieving fame and recognition from the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

Etty was born in York, England and received his formal training at the Royal Academy of Arts in London in 1805. He quickly developed a style that focused on the female nude, often in a classical setting. His paintings were filled with vivid colors and often used a range of warm and cool tones to capture the emotion of the scene. These works earned him great recognition and the Royal Academy elected him as an Associate of the Academy in 1821.

Etty's works often included biblical and allegorical themes, along with classical and mythological figures. His painting "The Three Graces" (1827), for example, featured three nude female figures in a landscape, reflecting themes of beauty, harmony, and faith. Another painting, "Lot and His Daughters" (1837), depicts a scene from the Old Testament, where Lot's daughters give him their own wine to drink in order to save him from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Etty was highly successful during his lifetime and his work was popular with the British public. He achieved a great deal of fame and his works were exhibited in the Royal Academy, as well as in many other galleries around the world. In 1842, Etty was appointed as a full member of the Royal Academy, and he was also made a Knight of the Order of the Bath in 1845.

Despite his success, Etty's paintings were often met with criticism due to their explicit and sometimes controversial content. As a result, some of his works were removed from public view and banned from exhibitions. Despite this, Etty was successful in his own time and his works are still highly regarded today. His paintings are seen as important examples of late-18th- and early-19th-century British art, and his works continue to inspire painters and art enthusiasts alike.

 

Works Of William Etty:

 William Etty-benaiah

 Etty- Blossoming culture

 Etty Painting