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Design for an altar

Design for an altar

Medium
red chalk and red wash; laid down
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
red chalk and red wash; laid down
Measurements
26.2 × 38.5 cm (sheet)
Inscription
inscribed in pencil on reverse: Esdaile Collection
Accession Number
1278.745-3
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923
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)
Architecture Human Figures Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
altarpieces angels (spirits) Christian religious building fixtures Christian religious building spaces churches (buildings) interior architecture (object genre) religious visual works

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