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The beggar's soliloquy

The beggar's soliloquy
(1861)
illustration p. 378 for the poem The Beggar's Soliloquy by George Meredith in Once a Week, volume 4, published by Bradbury & Evans, London, 30 March 1861

Medium
wood-engraving
Measurements
9.5 × 11.5 cm irreg. (image) 9.9 × 13.4 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Accession Number
2929.93-4
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Percival Serle, 1952
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)
Human Figures Literary and Text
Subjects (specific)
beggars illustrations (layout features) literary characters men (male humans) poor (people) repose (activity) rural areas
Movements
Victorian