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Alf Vincent
For secret service (1914)
pen and ink
26.6 × 20.5 cm (image) 31.8 × 25.6 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1925
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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For secret service
(1914)
Medium
pen and ink
Measurements
26.6 × 20.5 cm (image) 31.8 × 25.6 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1925
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in pen and ink (in image) l.c.r.: Alf. VINCENT. / E / C.
inscribed in pen and ink on paper label on reverse c.: For secret service (secret underlined three times) / Snorky:- "'Ow did ye get on wif the old girl, Skinny?" / Skinny:- "She's a 'artless woman, Snorky, think / wot she done when I ast 'er t'give me / something to keep body + soul together?' / S:- "Cant imagine / K:- "She gimme a safety pin.'"
stamped in purple ink on reverse u.c.: Published / 7-5-14
Accession Number
1527-3
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
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