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Augustus Edwin John (© The artist's estate)
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Augustus Edwin John

Artist: Sir William Orpen (1878 - 1931)

Location: National Portrait Gallery

Date: exhibited 1900

Materials: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 93 x 98 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £400 (Total: £400)

Review number: 1523 (1948)

Description:
Portrait of Augustus John as a young man. Full length portrait of the artist seated to the left looking at the spectator. Purchased by the Art Fund and originally lent to Swansea Art Galleries (now Glynn Vivian Art Gallery) before being permanently transferred to the National Portrait Gallery.

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