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| Théodore Géricault Académie ca. 1815 drawing British Museum |
Formal figure studies like these were prescribed in the 18th and 19th centuries as standard curriculum in art academies all across Europe. Academic figure-drawing lost some of its prestige during the 20th century, under pressure from succeeding waves of artistic innovation and mechanization. Yet even today, wherever traditional skills are still passed on, exercises similar to these continue to be required.
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| Paul Cézanne Académie 19th century drawing Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
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| Jean-Baptiste François Desoria Académie 1775 drawing Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
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| George James Howard Académie (as statue) ca. 1864-66 drawing British Museum |
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| after Louis Chéron Académie 1720s chiaroscuro woodcut British Museum |
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| Ignazio Enrico Hugford Académie 18th century drawing British Museum |
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| Ozias Humphry Académie late 18th century drawing British Museum |
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| Sir Joshua Reynolds Académie 1770s drawing British Museum |
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| William Hilton Académie early 19th century drawing British Museum |
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| William Strutt Académie 19th century drawing British Museum |
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| Francesco Bartolozzi Académie 18th century drawing British Museum |
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| Alfrred Elmore Académie 19th century drawing British Museum |
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| Edward Francis Burney Académie (Tring the Boxer) early 19th century drawing British Museum |
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| William Blake Académie ca. 1779-80 drawing British Museum |