[Man with hat] Accession Number: ART90463

Description

Profile of a man wearing a hat, from the neck up. It is possibly a soldier wearing a slouch hat. The artist's given name was Vasco Loureiro but he enlisted as Louis Vasco and has signed his name 'Vasco', 'Spr Vasco'

Details

Accession Number
ART90463
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and ink over pencil on paper
Measurement
Sheet: 20.3 x 16.2 cm
Medium
pen and ink over pencil on paper
Date Made
1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1996
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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