Muller was noted Victorian portrait painter. The piece featured here is based on The Grecian Ideal: "Physique built to the exact proportions of classic Greek and Roman sculptures." This is a large piece of art at 3 feet by 2 feet framed in a fantastic frame!

In this charcoal drawing done in 1889 Muller takes a pose of an ancient Roman. The picture is widely believed to be a drawing of Frederic Wilhelm Muller (no relation) who was a pioneering bodybuilder of the Victorian era and is often referred to as the 'Father of Modern Bodybuilding.'

Resemblance to the physiques found on classic Greek and Roman culture was no accident. Friederic Muller actually measured the marble artworks in museums and helped developed "The Grecian Ideal" as a formula for the "perfect physique." He then built his physique to those exact proportions.

Because of this, he is considered to be the 'Father of Modern Bodybuilding." He was one of the first athletes to initially develop his musculature to pre-determined dimensions.