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A plea for friendship
1925
Medium
gouache, pencil and crayon
Measurements
56.1 × 42.4 cm (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Hugh McCubbin, 1960
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in paint (in image) l.l.: Will. Dyson.
inscribed in pencil c.l.: 44 (in a circle) / A Plea for Friendship / (Dyson) / 3/12/25 Punch
Accession Number
686.81-5
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
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