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A young woman carrying a bundle of ferns on her back. Engraving by Edward Burton after Robert Herdman.
- Herdman, Robert, 1829-1888.
- Date
- [1864?]
- Reference
- 27441i
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Credit: A young woman carrying a bundle of ferns on her back. Engraving by Edward Burton after Robert Herdman. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Publication/Creation
London : Virtue & Co., [1864?]
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; image 18.6 x 12.5 cm
Lettering
A fern-gatherer. Robert Herdman R.S.A. pinx. Edward Burton sculpt..
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 27441i
Reproduction note
After a painting exhibited at the 1864 Royal Academy exhibition in London, where it was acquired for the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, on the advice of Sir Charles Eastlake. It was among the first paintings shown at the opening of the gallery at Christmas 1864
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- English
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