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William Etty
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 175 years ago |
Date of birth | March 10,1787 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | York |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | November 13,1849 |
Died | York |
United Kingdom | |
Place of burial | St Olave's Church, York, United Kingdom |
Style | English |
Parents | Matthew Etty |
Esther Calverley | |
Education | Royal Academy of Arts |
Known for | Painting |
Works | Venus and Cupid |
Standing Female Nude | |
Male nude | |
On view | National Gallery of Art |
Rijksmuseum | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 792408 |
William Etty Life story
William Etty RA was an English artist best known for his history paintings containing nude figures. He was the first significant British painter of nudes and still lifes. Born in York, he left school at the age of 12 to become an apprentice printer in Hull.