Medium
brush and ink, watercolour and black chalk over pencil
Measurements
37.6 × 25.0 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Peter Corrigan, 1992
© Estate of Oliver Messel CBE
Gallery location
Not on display
Inscription
inscribed (diagonally) in pencil (in image) l.r.: Oliver Messel (underlined)
Accession Number
P214-1992
Department
International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Costume Performing Arts
Subjects (specific)
costume design costumes (character dress) design drawings red colours theatre costume
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