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In the Picturesque landscape of the Revolution the wildest of the banditti were all ex-lawyers

Ian Hamilton FINLAY
In the Picturesque landscape of the Revolution the wildest of the banditti were all ex-lawyers
 1987
from Revolutionary pursuits 1987

Medium
lithograph printed in green ink

Measurements
11.0 × 13.5 cm (comp.) 16.0 × 18.5 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Grazia Gunn through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2010
© By courtesy of the Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Printing/Publishing
published by Fondation Cartier

Inscription
printed: In the Picturesque landscape / of the Revolution / the wildest of the banditti / were all ex-laywers. / Ian Hamilton Finlay "Revolutionary Pursuits"

Accession Number
2010.177.9

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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