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Balzac
(1898); cast 1967
Medium
bronze
Measurements
422.2 × 123.5 × 306.0 cm (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1968
Gallery location
Grimwade Gardens
Ground Level, NGV International
Artwork Details
Inscription
cast in base l.c.r.: RODIN
cast in right side of base l.c.r.: COPYRIGHT BY MUSEE RODIN 1967
cast in rear of base l.l.: SUSSE FONDEUR. PARIS
Accession Number
1564-D5
Department
International Sculpture
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