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Royal Hobby - The Wonderful Hobby

Royal Hobby - The Wonderful Hobby
 (1819)

Medium
etching
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1926
Public domain
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
etching
Accession Number
1958.66-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1926
Public domain
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Leisure, Games and Sport
Subjects (specific)
acrobats bicycles circuses (performances) cyclists riding (travelling) velocipedes
Movements
Regency (British)

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