William Etty Prints – Figure Studies, Mythology & Rich Drapery

William Etty prints explore the body through individual studies, close figure groups and imagined narratives. Warm skin tones, deep shadow and richly coloured drapery give the subjects different degrees of movement and enclosure. Browse the collection alongside nude art, Academic prints and mythological subjects.

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Male Nude, with Arms Up-Stretched (1828), William Etty
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The Wrestlers, William Etty
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Preparing for a Fancy Dress Ball, William Etty
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Sleeping Female Nude, William Etty
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Venus And Her Satellites (1835), William Etty
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Study Of A Bearded Male Nude, William Etty
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Male Nude, Sitting, William Etty
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Male Nude, Kneeling, from the Back, William Etty
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The Three Graces (1830), William Etty
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Manlius Hurled From The Rock (1818), William Etty
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Male Nude, William Etty
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Male Nude Leaning on Staff, William Etty
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Benaiah, William Etty
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Academic Male Nude, William Etty
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Bodies locked into a close group

The Wrestlers brings two figures together against a dark warm background. Bent legs, angled arms and the turn of a torso create a compact arrangement of opposing movements. The light separates different parts of the bodies, making their shared physical action more prominent than the surrounding setting.

Clothing and gesture within the interior

Preparing for a Fancy Dress Ball places two dressed figures together beside richly coloured fabric and furnishings. One sits while the other stands with an arm extended. The pale sleeves and glossy folds create an alternative focus to the bare-body studies, while retaining a close interest in pose and bodily relationship.

A group joined through raised arms

The Three Graces gathers three bodies within a dark setting, with coloured drapery across the lower part of the image. Different turns of the head and torso reveal contrasting views within one linked arrangement. The raised gestures make the group read as a continuous movement rather than three separate studies.

Related artists and collections

Compare linked figures in Peter Paul Rubens, formal studies in Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and classical arrangements in Frederic Leighton. Further nude art follows the individual body, while mythological prints extends the multi-figure narratives and imagined settings represented in the collection.

Read more in our guide to William Etty.