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Lay Figure , c.1840 (sold)
A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH PINE ARTIST MODEL (LAY FIGURE) , CIRCA 1840
Long since forgotten, mannequins — also known as laymen or lay figures — were among the most essential but little acclaimed tools of the artist's workshop from the Renaissance to the early 20th century.
Used by the workshops of such notable artists as Leonardo da Vinci, Correggio, and Luca de Cambiaso also employed mannequins. As is known from letters, memoirs, estate sales, and works of art, they were used by Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Thomas Sully, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and John Singleton Copley, among others, during the 17th and 18th centuries.
This example is well patinated from years of use, is of good proportions and colour and with a thoughtful facial expression.
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