William Etty
#26,854
Most Influential Person Across History
British painter
William Etty's AcademicInfluence.com Rankings
William Ettycomputer-science Degrees
Computer Science
#11909
Historical Rank
Database
#8654
Historical Rank
Download Badge
Computer Science
Why Is William Etty Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, William Etty was an English artist best known for his history paintings containing nude figures. He was the first significant British painter of nudes and still lifes. Born in York, he left school at the age of 12 to become an apprentice printer in Hull. He completed his apprenticeship seven years later and moved to London, where in 1807 he joined the Royal Academy Schools. There he studied under Thomas Lawrence and trained by copying works by other artists. Etty earned respect at the Royal Academy of Arts for his ability to paint realistic flesh tones, but had little commercial or critical success in his first few years in London.
