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(Study of a man's head)

(Study of a man's head)
 (1850s)

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1891
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
30.1 × 27.2 cm
Place/s of Execution
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Inscription
inscribed in pencil on reverse of mount: Mr. Folingsby / No 12 / Study under Graefle
Accession Number
p.393.12-1
Department
International Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1891
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Portraits
Subjects (specific)
faces (animal components) facial hairstyles men (male humans) portrait heads profiles (figures)

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Essay
From old world to new: English and Australian responses to Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s The vintage festival

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