Antique 19th century French School charcoal drawing on paper. Academic study, student work, life drawing full length portrait of a muscular nude male, standing pose, back view. Unsigned. Measures 23" x 18 1/4". Unframed. In overall good antique condition for age and type, rough deckle edge. Folded over corner on the upper right and bottom left. A couple of tears on the sides ranging from 1" to 2". Drawing from live models was part of academic 19th-century art training, still to this day, as well as a way that artists typically made preparatory studies for paintings.