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Study for 'Obvious Initiative'
(1869)
Charles Samuel KEENE
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Medium
pen and ink (brown)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Accession Number
2842-4
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1951
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Gallery location
Not on display
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