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First study for 'The Servants'

First study for 'The Servants'
 (1875)

Medium
pen and ink(brown)over charcoal
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)over charcoal
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Accession Number
2681-4
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)
Human Figures Humour and Satire Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific)
cartoons (humorous images) customs (social concepts) domesticity domestics (servants) employment (general economic concept) social status studies (visual works) women (female humans)
Movements
Victorian

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