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Bacchante sounding the crotals
Medium
pen and ink on pink paper
Measurements
16.6 × 10.9 cm irreg. (image) 22.6 × 18.6 cm (sheet) (folded)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mrs James Evans, Governor, 1989
Public domain
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in pen and brown ink l.c.: Bacchante / sounding the crotals
embossed stamp u.l.: (circular, laurel? wreath around a centrally located crown)
Accession Number
P155-1989
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
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