Medium
watercolour
Measurements
27.9 × 25.5 cm irreg. (image) 30.4 × 25.5 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1956
© The Estate of Sidney Nolan / Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Inscription
inscribed in pen and ink (in image) l.c.: n.
inscribed (diagonally) in pen and blue ink l.l.: 28-1-56. / n.
inscribed in pen and blue ink l.c.: No 5 (5 in a circle) / BISHOP. HYDRA
inscribed in pen and blue ink and pencil l.r.: upright / Photographed / B + white, / color
Accession Number
3368-4
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
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