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Title
Comedy and Tragedy: 'Sic Vita'
Medium
bronze
Measurements
H 32 x W 17 x D 17 cm;
Plinth: H 15 x W 17 x D 17 cm
Accession number
NCM 1959-45
Acquisition method
purchased with the assistance of the National Art Collections Fund and bequeathed by Sir Richard J. Allison, 1959
Work type
Statue
Inscription description
on a metal label affixed to a wooden pedestal: Comedy and Tragedy by Alfred Gilbert, Royal Academy