Study for The Wheel of Fortune

Study for The Wheel of Fortune
 (early 1870s-mid 1870s)

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
pencil
Measurements
26.0 × 17.2 cm
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Accession Number
2007.393
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Andrew Sisson, 2007
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Allegory and Symbols Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
hair (animal components) hairstyles line drawings (drawings) portrait heads preparatory drawings profiles (figures) side views women (female humans)
Movements
Pre-Raphaelite

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