Study for The Golden Stairs

Study for The Golden Stairs
 1875

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
pencil and gouache on grey ground
Measurements
28.0 × 11.0 cm (sheet)
Accession Number
286-2
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1906
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
back views nudes (representations) studies (visual works) three-quarter views walking women (female humans)
Movements
Pre-Raphaelite Victorian

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