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Augustus Edwin John

Sir William Orpen, exhibited 1900

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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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Title of artwork, date

Augustus Edwin John, exhibited 1900

Date supported

1948

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

93 x 98 cm

Grant

400

Total cost

400

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