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The deserter
(1875)
Medium
pen and ink, brush and grey and black wash, heightened with white over traces of charcoal, the composition outlined in pencil with a framing line
Measurements
49.5 × 36.0 cm (framing line) 50.1 × 36.6 cm irreg. (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1881
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: Frank Holl
inscribed in pencil on reverse: 2.7 x 2.1 / 2.5 x 1 x 1
inscribed in pencil and ink on reverse: Mount 2ft 5 in x 4 in (...illeg.)
stamped in purple ink on reverse: NATIONAL GALLERY / OF VICTORIA (in oval) (Lugt 1932g)
Accession Number
p.168.16-1
Department
International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Emotions and Mental States Human Figures Military and Warfare
Subjects (specific)
full-length figures men (male humans) military rifle soldiers weapons