Academic Nude, Seen from the Back
1862
Charcoal and black chalk, with stumping and erasing, and graphite sketches and notations, on tan laid paper, laid down on heavy tan wove paper
62.7 × 43.5 cm (24.7 × 17.1 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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