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Girl on a Beach & An Irish Professor
Sir William Orpen, Walter Russell, 1880–1933
Red chalk drawing by W W Russell (1867-1949), portait drawing in pencil. 'The Irish Professor' by W Orpen (1878-1931). The drawings are part of a gift of 17 works distributed to 7 public collections in 1933.
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Title of artwork, date
Girl on a Beach & An Irish Professor, 1880–1933
Date supported
1933
Medium and material
Pencil/chalk
Gifted by
Mrs Philippa Holliday
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