Head of an Aborigine
(1888-1892)
Medium
oil on cardboard
Measurements
27.7 × 20.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1957
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in blue paint l.l.: GP monogram) Nerli (Nerli underlined)
Accession Number
3746-4
Department
Australian Painting
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Portraits
Subjects (specific)
busts (general, figures) indigenous people laughing men (male humans) portrait heads
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