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William ROTHENSTEIN
Aliens at prayer
1905
Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1906
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
127.4 × 101.5 cm
Inscription
inscribed in black paint
l.c.l.:
W. R. 1905
Accession Number
261-2
Department
International Painting
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 Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
beards
immigrants
Jewish (culture or style)
men (male humans)
shawls
skullcaps (caps)
tallitim
yarmulkes
Provenance
Purchased from the artist, on the advice of George Clausen, for the Felton Bequest, 1906.
Frame
Original, maker unknown
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