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Sir John Lavery RA RSA RHA (1856-1941)
ARTHUR GRIFFITH
lithograph
signed lower right by the artist and lower left by the sitter. Printed by Wilson Hartnell & Co. Publishers,
Dublin.
20 x 16½in. (50.80 x 41.91cm)
This and a similar print of Lavery’s portrait of Michael Collins were sold in a limited edition (quantity
unknown but believed to be less than 100) to raise funds for Sinn Fein. About 20 examples of each have
been recorded in auctions over the past two decades.
€400-€600 £336-£504
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