Anatomical Drawing — Musculature

The image consists of two pen and ink studies on blue paper. On the left, a woman sits with her right arm raised and her torso leaning slightly back, draped in voluminous fabric. On the right, a complete human skeleton is depicted in the same seated posture, with its right arm extended upward at the same angle, serving as a direct anatomical study of the figure to its left. Both figures are rendered in gray wash with ink contour lines, highlighting the contrast between surface form and internal structure.

This drawing exemplifies the 'écorché' tradition in 18th-century French art education, where students studied the skeletal structure to understand the mechanics of human posture and drapery. It reflects the broader Enlightenment interest in empirical anatomy as a foundation for artistic representation.