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Portrait of a gentleman

Portrait of a gentleman
 1706

Medium
miniature: plumbago, graphite on vellum
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1931
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
miniature: plumbago, graphite on vellum
Measurements
11.5 × 8.0 cm (oval) 15.5 × 12.0 cm (overall)
Inscription
inscribed in graphite l.r.: T. Forster 1706
Accession Number
4559-3
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1931
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Portraits
Subjects (specific)
cravats men (male humans) miniatures (paintings) oval (shape) portrait heads single-sitter portraits three-quarter views wigs

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