Talk:William Etty

message: Why is there no mention of Etty's role in spearheading the movement to save the City Walls of York in the 19th century?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.29.45.93 (talk) 12:46, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  York Bar Walls 

message: In the Life and Work section, it says
 Etty painted very unequally. His work at its best possesses great charm of colour, 
 especially in the glowing, but thoroughly realistic, flesh tints. The composition 
 is good, but his drawing is sometimes faulty, and his work usually lacks life 
 and originality.
This reads like something written by an art critic or scholar. That's fine, but in that case, . If it's not cite-able, then it needs to go, because it definitely comes across as a value judgement. Can someone with more art skills than I find some kind of citation?
*Septegram*Talk*Contributions* 16:50, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV Issue 

message: Quick question: the Fancy Dress Ball article refers to a seven year apprenticeship, and this article to one that seems to have lasted six (ages 12 to 18). I reworded the section here to avoid some repetition, but I don't want to create inaccuracies. Sorry if I'm overthinking this. Kafka Liz (talk) 10:37, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Down to the second, I'd imagine, but I'll wait for his input. Kafka Liz (talk) 11:25, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: A period covering one's 12th to 18th years is 7 years (use your fingers). Johnbod (talk) 15:00, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Caution:Fencepost! • Lingzhi♦(talk) 16:01, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I knew there'd be a name for it! Johnbod (talk) 16:14, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Good call. This is why I don't do maths articles. :) Kafka Liz (talk) 18:19, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: The exact dates are 12 October 1798 — 23 October 1805. Technically, seven years and 11 days, but I can't imagine anyone quibbling. – iridescent 23:16, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Liz feels very stupid, but she'll heal. Kafka Liz (talk) 09:30, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  At sixes and sevens 

message: Is there a big William Etty fan pushing his work on the featured article / did you know sections?  I never seem to see the end of the man and his work these days.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by BollyDave (talk • contribs) 10:58, 7 August 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I guess it makes a change from people complaining there are too many hurricanes and video games. BollyDave, Talk:Main Page is where you want to go to complain that the main page features too many birds/paintings/Bach cantatas/rivers of Pennsylvania etc. – iridescent 12:22, 7 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Seems to be featured a LOT on the homepage 

message: Wow! Well done!♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:41, 27 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks! At some point I'll take it to FAC, but I want to get at least the most important of his individual painting articles completed first, as at the moment :Category:Paintings by William Etty overrepresents history paintings and doesn't give a good reflection of his career. ‑ iridescent 20:51, 27 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Well it definitely looks FA quality. Yes, the important thing is that it's a great article, sometimes FAC can be a burden as an editor.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:12, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fantastic article!! 

message: I'm confused about this section: 
"Etty earned respect at the Royal Academy of Arts for his ability to paint realistic flesh tones, but had little commercial or critical success.
 
Etty's Cleopatra's Arrival in Cilicia, painted in 1821, featured numerous nudes and was exhibited to great acclaim. Its success prompted several further depictions of historical scenes with nudes. All but one of the works he exhibited at the Royal Academy in the 1820s contained at least one nude figure, and he acquired a reputation for indecency. Despite this, he was commercially successful and critically acclaimed, and in 1828 was elected a Royal Academician, at the time the highest honour available to an artist. "
The first paragraph states he was not sucessful. The second states he was. And where are the references? To fix this I would omit "but had little commercial or critical success" in the first paragraph. He obviously did have critical success because he won the highest honour availiable to and artist.
Mpau0516 (talk) 11:57, 20 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Talking about different periods, which might be made clearer. First not, then yes. Johnbod (talk) 12:22, 20 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  So WAS Etty sucsessfull or not? 

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