Study for 'Bad Excuse Better Than None'
(1867)
Medium
pen and ink over charcoal
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1951
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Accession Number
2564-4
Department
International Prints and Drawings
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Subjects (general)
Human Figures Humour and Satire Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific)
cartoons (humorous images) discussions (events) gentlemen line drawings (drawings) men (male humans) newspapers parlours studies (visual works)
Movements
Victorian
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