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He takes the Cross

Brent HARRIS
He takes the Cross
 1989
from The Stations series 1989

Medium
colour aquatint, roulette, soft ground and plate-tone

Measurements
30.9 × 14.4 cm (plate) 56.5 × 38.2 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Margaret Stewart Endowment, 1989
© Brent Harris

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Edition
ed. 5/14

Inscription
inscribed in pencil l.l.: 5/14
inscribed in pencil l.c.l.: No. II (line above and below II)
inscribed in pencil l.r.: B Harris '89
chopmark l.r.: VP (mongram) (in a square)

Accession Number
DC15.2-1989

Physical description
2 of 14 stations of the cross

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