Study for 'A Perfect Excuse'

Study for 'A Perfect Excuse'
 (1873)

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
pen and ink (violet/black)
Measurements
11 × 18 cm
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Accession Number
2653-4
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
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Humour and Satire Leisure Activities, Events, Games & Sports
Subjects (specific)
back views cartoons (humorous images) equestrians hunters (people) hunting line drawings (drawings) sketches studies (visual works)
Movements
Victorian

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