What's The Proper Name For The Wooden Model...

[sandyRoe]

...of the human form that artists use?

[barry1010]

Artist's mannequin

[dustypuss]

John😁

[sandyRoe]

'ello, John.  Got a new artist?

[bookbinder]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/artist-mannequin/s?k=artist+mannequin

[bhg481]

There seems to be several spellings:

Is it spelled manikin or mannequin?

If it's a medical dummy or artists tool then we say use the spelling 'manikin'. If it's for a window display or it's clothing related then use the spelling 'mannequin'. Avoid the double 'n' spelling of mannikin - as this is flagged by most spell checkers.

If you're looking for a crossword answer you have a choice.

[sandyRoe]

No it's not a crossword answer I'm looking for.

I was in the museum this afternoon and was reminded of a Walter Sickert exhibition I saw there a few years ago.  Apart from the paintings there was a larger than life size manikin.  I thought it looked a bit sinister.

[calmck]

Artists Manikin

[jno]

perhaps Sickert used it to practise dissection

https://thejacktherippertour.com/casebook/suspects/walter-sickert/

[Fitzer]

Or a maquette?

[Khandro]

Lay figure:

https://www.google.com/search?q=lay+figure&;oq=lay+figure&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCjEwNzg1ajBqMTWoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8