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Comedy

Comedy
 c. 1778

Medium
pen, brown ink
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1963
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
pen, brown ink
Measurements
27 × 19.9 cm (sheet)
Accession Number
1264B-5
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1963
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Allegory and Symbols Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
books comedy (general genre) full-length figures gesture satyrs women (female humans)

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