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Edmund FitzGibbon

Edmund FitzGibbon
 1877

Medium
marble
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1996
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
marble
Measurements
84.7 × 60.2 × 30.7 cm
Inscription
incised in marble on reverse l.c.: C. SUMMERS. Sct / ROMA / 1877
Accession Number
1996.401.1
Department
International Sculpture
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1996
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
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
The head of the male bust looks to the right. The chin is clean-shaven, but the side whiskers extend down into an impressive pair of 'muttonchops'. The shoulders and chest are gently draped and the bust is mounted on a turned socle. The bust is inscribed on the back : c. Summers. Sct / ROMA / 1877

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