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Meaning of Academy figure in English:

Academy figure

noun

  • 1A human figure of a type traditionally drawn or painted as studies by students in academies of art, usually one drawn half-life-size in crayon or pencil from a nude model.

  • 2A figure drawn or painted in an academic style.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Jonathan Richardson (1667–1745), portrait painter and writer.