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Study for 'Unanswerable'

Study for 'Unanswerable'
 (1864)

Medium
pen and ink (brown)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1951
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
pen and ink (brown)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Accession Number
2485B-4
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1951
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Daily Life Human Figures Humour and Satire
Subjects (specific)
couples crinolines discussions (events) frock coats illustrations (layout features) living rooms preparatory drawings reading (activity)
Movements
Victorian

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