Study of a Male Nude French school, mid 19th century oil on canvas 62 x 45 cm Study of a male nude set according to academic canons, with an isolated figure on a dark background and carefully rendered anatomical volumes by means of a sober chiaroscuro. The compositional setting and pictorial synthesis refer to the didactic practice of ateliers in France in the first half of the 19th century.On the verso, on the upper cross-piece of the frame, is the inscription "T. Gericault.