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Head of a Jew

Head of a Jew
 c. 1854

Medium
pencil heightened with white
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1907
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
pencil heightened with white
Measurements
22.5 × 14.2 cm (sheet)
Accession Number
318-2
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1907
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)
beards busts (general, figures) heads (representations) men (male humans) oblique views studies (visual works)
Movements
Pre-Raphaelite Victorian

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