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Portrait of Lord Conway of Allington
Augustus John, 1930
© the artist's estate. All Rights Reserved 2010 / Bridgeman Art Library
Portrait of Lord Conway (1856-1937), art critic, collector, and mountaineer, founded the Conway Library in 1931 when he presented his collection of 100,000 photographs of architecture and sculpture to the Courtauld Institute.
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Title of artwork, date
Portrait of Lord Conway of Allington, 1930
Date supported
1974
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
61 x 51 cm
Grant
500
Total cost
500
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