An early nineteenth century framed charcoal life-study of a male figure.

The figure is shown heroically nude, from the front, in a full length, adlocutio pose, contraposto and grasping a shaft or baton.

The pose is a famous one in Classical Art, said to embody power, control and leadership, and its most famous example is the Augusto di Prima Porta in the Vatican Museums in Rome.

Reputedly drawn by students at the Royal Academy Schools under the tutelage of Henry Fuseli RA