Bournemouth, UK.- The Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum is proud to present “Stripped: The Body Beautiful”, on display at the museum until January 2nd 2012. This brand new exhibition showcases the human body in all its forms from the Victorian era to the present day.. Featuring sculptures, paintings and objects from the Museum’s collection, visitors are encouraged to debate whether beauty is only skin deep. The museum’s indoor sculpture park features a number of statues showing the Victorians’ attitude towards the naked body. Other higlights of the exhibition include the death mask of Napoleon, a model, made from the original case, of the hand of Lady Emma Hamilton., Lord Nelson’s lover and a bodice dating from the 1600s. The exhibition also includes four magnificent sculptures by the artist Jon Edgar and two modern nudes by the portraitist Jonathan Yeo.