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Portrait head of a woman

Portrait head of a woman
 (c. 1888)

Medium
patinated plaster
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Joseph Brown Collection. Presented through the NGV Foundation by Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE, Honorary Life Benefactor, 2004
Gallery location
Gallery 20
Level 3, NGV Australia

Artwork Details

Medium
patinated plaster
Measurements
52.9 × 19.5 × 23.0 cm (overall)
Inscription
incised (diagonally) on right side l.c.: Mac Kennal (nnal underlined)
Accession Number
2004.243
Department
Australian Sculpture
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Joseph Brown Collection. Presented through the NGV Foundation by Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE, Honorary Life Benefactor, 2004
Gallery location
Gallery 20
Level 3, NGV Australia

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