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Study of a Male Nude - Edward Francis Burney Framed Canvas


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Description

His pelvis tilts with the insolence of carved seduction, a marble riddle melting under Burney’s wet brush. No modesty. No myth of innocence. This is a body honed for the gaze—ribbed, not for realism, but for ritual. Each muscle a lit wick along the altar of erotic pedagogy. 

His gaze coils backward like a Roman courtesan waiting for the forum's hunger. The paper barely contains him. Sepia shadow hugging his scapula like an ex-lover’s fingernail, calf flexed in an unspoken invitation. His hand: half anchor, half afterthought, gripping the stone as though memory were tactile. The pose, all friction and flourish, leaks with the academic perversity of the Royal Academy’s clandestine studios. 

Burney renders not a man but a praxis. Classical form dripping with Georgian kink, pigment trembling between restraint and revelation.

About the Canvas

Make any room a showpiece

• Luscious artist-grade cotton canvas, finely textured for depth and precision.

• Hand-stretched and natural white to captures light/color with striking clarity.

• Printed with non-toxic, water-based pigments that stay vivid for decades.

• Precisely measured floating frame that creates a sleek, gallery-worthy effect.

• Sustainably sourced FSC® certified European knotless pine.

3 distinctive frame colors

Black: Suits every style from bold modernity to gothic opulence.

White: Helps art shine bright in dark rooms to lift your mood.

Natural: Infuses warmth with its rich, honeyed tones.

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About the Artist

Edward Francis Burney (1760–1848) etched his legacy between powdered wigs and clandestine desires. A nephew of novelist Fanny Burney and a Royal Academy-trained draughtsman, he straddled satire and sanctum, illustrating music’s pomp while sketching male nudes that throbbed with academic hunger and sublimated lust.

His watercolors flirted with social farce, yet his anatomical studies betrayed a gaze too tender for detachment—homoerotic, poised, and fevered beneath the surface. Burney navigated late Georgian decorum with ink-dipped innuendo, his art a parlor of veiled provocation.

Burney died aged 88, leaving behind figures neither allegorical nor innocent—just beautifully exposed, trembling with unresolved narrative.

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Rest of the world: Free shipping for orders over $100

Delivery Times

USA: 4-9 days • Canada: 5-12 days • UK: 4-9 days • Europe: 5-10 days • Australia: 4-9 days • New Zealand: 5-12 days • Rest of the world: 3-4 weeks

Why the Wait?

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Returns and Refunds

Returns and exchanges accepted within 30 days of delivery. More details on returns and refunds

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Only the Best Will Do

Artist-grade cotton with lush, finely grained texture. Engineered to capture every intricate brushstroke and subtle gradient.

Giclée Printing

Forget 4 color CMYK. Giclée layers up to 12 — alive with deeper shadows, richer highlights and multidimensional contrasts.

100+ Years of Color

Printed using a pro-lab process that helps your art stay bold & breathtaking for a lifetime with non-toxic, archival-grade inks.

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