A man, écorché, in the pose of an orator: posterior view. Line engraving by A. Bell after W. Cowper, 1798.
William Cowper · [1798]
Anatomy
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What you practise here
Écorché: surface muscles and body structure
Follow the origin and insertion of each muscle group: what matters is the direction of the form, not the outline.
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Other artworks to study
An écorché figure gripping a piece of cloth, with left leg bent, seen from behind. Line engraving by J. Tinney, 1743, after W. Cowper.
An écorché pulling down on a rope (?), seen from the back. Line engraving by Kirkwood & Sons, after W. Cowper, 1813.
A man, écorché, in the pose of an orator: anterior view. Line engraving by A. Bell after W. Cowper, 1798.
An écorché lying on the ground. Drawing after W. Cowper.
An écorché figure holding a spear, with left leg bent, seen from the right side. Line engraving by J. Tinney, 1743, after W. Cowper.
An écorché figure gripping a piece of cloth, with left leg bent, seen from behind. Line engraving by J. Tinney, after W. Cowper, 1743.