Eight wrens around a nest
(c. 1911)
Medium
watercolour and gouache
Measurements
55.6 × 39.8 cm irreg. (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Whitcombe and Tombs, 1969
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed (diagonally) in blue watercolour (in image) l.r.: Ellis Rowan
inscribed (diagonally) in pencil on reverse c.l.: 62651 (underlined) / (...illeg.) (underlined)
inscribed in pencil on reverse l.c.l.: H Set Elec. unmtd / Whitcombe & Tombs 4 col / Rec Jan 18 / (...illeg.) Jan 26 NF
inscribed in pencil on reverse l.c.: (left-pointing arrow) 4" (right-pointing arrow)
Accession Number
1855-5
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
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