Bust of Sir Arthur Sullivan

England

  • Titles Bust of Sir Arthur Sullivan (Descriptive)
  • Artist England
  • Medium parian (Carrara)
  • Dimensions 7 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 3 in. (18.4 x 14.6 x 7.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; The Buten Wedgwood Collection, gift through the Wedgwood Society of New York, AFI.543.2011
  • Work Type sculpture
  • Classification Sculpture

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