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Head of a man (Study for The Hireling Shepherd)

Head of a man (Study for The Hireling Shepherd)
 1852?

Medium
pencil, pen, brush and ink
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1907
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
pencil, pen, brush and ink
Measurements
17.7 × 16.0 cm (sheet)
Accession Number
319-2
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1907
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
busts (general, figures) heads (representations) men (male humans) oblique views studies (visual works)
Movements
Pre-Raphaelite Victorian

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