5 ft. 11 in. x 14 in.

Note: "The mannequin, or lay figure, was a ubiquitous presence in the artist's studios from at least the Renaissance, but its use was rarely explicitly acknowledged in paintings, drawings or sculpture until the nineteenth century. Indeed, it comes as a surprise to realize that many of the greatest artists used models of this kind - from Michaelangelo and Titian to Poussin, Gainsborough, Degas, Courbet, the Pre-Raphaelites and Cezanne. For the sculptor, the mannequin was as much a workshop tool as the mallet, chisel and stool and was at the same time the 'flipside' of the living model; inert, more docile and much more obliging'.

Tim Knox, in preface to Jane Munro, Silent Partners; Artist and Mannequin from Function to Fetish, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, October 14, 2014 - January 25, 2015, exh. cat.

In good overall condition with minor age splits, some with filler. His left hand is detached and will need restoration to secure, all other joints work well. Evidence of old worming, some replaced dowels with very minor scuffing and wear. The head has a crack in the back, the backside has losses and a gouge as to be expected. Large in scale.

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