Head of Milroy

Painted in oil (a medium which Fuseli encouraged Etty to use) on millboard, this sketch of Milroy by Etty is a wonderful example of the life-studies he made at the evening Life Class at the Royal Academy Schools. Many of Etty's life-studies survive, and in May 1850, after his death, more than eight hundred of them were sold in these Rooms from the artist's studio.

We are grateful to Richard Green for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.