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Boswood's Thigh and the Right Arm of Michelangelo's David

George Richmond, 1828

The medium and the poses are consciously after Michelangelo, who Richmond admired greatly. The style may have been taken from drawings by Michelangelo that the artist had seen in the collection of the President of the Royal Academy. Richmond used J. Boswood as a model for the legs and often used him as a model for his work.

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Title of artwork, date

Boswood's Thigh and the Right Arm of Michelangelo's David, 1828

Date supported

2002

Medium and material

Pencil, pen, ink & red chalk

Dimensions

27.2 x 18.8 cm

Grant

4000

Total cost

16000

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