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Tommy, Broken Bay tribe

1836
William Fernyhough

lithograph on paper (sheet: 26.5 cm x 18.7 cm)
Tommy, Broken Bay tribe

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Dr Robert Edwards AO 1999
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

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1999.23.7
Gallery Six (Tim Fairfax Gallery)
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Artist and subject

William Fernyhough (age 27 in 1836)

Tommy

Donated by

Dr Robert (Bob) Edwards AO (13 portraits)

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