academy figures
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Drawings in black and white chalk, on tinted paper, usually about half life-size and from the nude.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “academy figures” mean?
Drawings in black and white chalk, on tinted paper, usually about half life-size and from the nude.
Is “academy figures” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.