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The edge of the forest
1879
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
50.9 × 36.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Alfred Felton, 1904
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.c.l.: P. Nisbet. / 1879.
Accession Number
145-2
Department
International Painting
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Subjects (general)
Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
domestic sheep (species) forests (cultural landscapes) herding livestock slopes (landforms) wooded landscapes
Provenance
Exhibited Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, 1880, no. 23; possibly collection of Dr. Wheeler, Melbourne, 1880–until (c. 1901); collection of Alfred Felton (1831–1904), Melbourne, before 1904; by whom bequeathed to the NGV, 1904.
Exhibited Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, 1880, no. 23.