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Modesty, or more easily said than done
c. 1869
Charles Samuel KEENE
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Medium
woodcut
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Accession Number
2878.108b-4
Departments
International Prints
/
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1951
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Not on display
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