George Frederic Watts RA, Study of an arm.
Black chalk on thin brown wove paper. 265 mm x 195 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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George Frederic Watts RA (1817 - 1904)
RA Collection: Art
On this sheet is a study of a right arm, with the hand holding a plank, drawn in black chalk. This is a preparatory study for 'The Ark of Deliverance', also known as 'The Building of the Ark'. Watts began work on this composition in the early 1860s when preparing plates for the Dalziel brothers' proposed Illustrated Bible. He later returned to the subject and produced a painted version between 1880-90 (Watts Gallery).
265 mm x 195 mm