Lot Essay
A companion drawing to lot ..., inscribed the same way 'L89'. The main figure is a paraphrase of Michelangelo's ignudi from his frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, Rome, as are the smaller figures on the verso
Details
Johan Heinrich Füssli, Henry Fuseli, R.A. (1741-1825)
Studies of a seated Nude (recto); Studies of seated Nudes bearded figure, perhaps on a cross, seen from directly above (verso)
Inscribed in Greek (verso); pencil, pen and brown ink
8 x 7¾in. (205 x 197mm.)
Studies of a seated Nude (recto); Studies of seated Nudes bearded figure, perhaps on a cross, seen from directly above (verso)
Inscribed in Greek (verso); pencil, pen and brown ink
8 x 7¾in. (205 x 197mm.)