A crowded railway platform
(19th century)
Medium
painted process woodblock
Measurements
30.3 × 43.0 × 2.2 cm (block)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Flora McDonald Anderson, 1988
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in blue pencil on reverse u.c.: Used for process
stamped (vertically) in purple ink on reverse l.l.: C. WELLS / 24, BOUVERIE ST / LONDON E.C. / INVENTOR & MAKER
Accession Number
P132-1988
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
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