Lieutenant Edmond Russell Accession Number: ART26231

Description

This portrait of Lieutenant Edmond Henry Cecil Russell (VX11769), 2nd Australian Forestry Unit, Royal Australia Engineers, was painted when the artist visited the AFU at Thornhill, Dumfriesshire. Prior to his enlistment in the Australian Army, Edmond Russell was employed as a civilian saw-miller.

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Accession Number
ART26231
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Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on cardboard
Measurement
framed: 62 cm x 54 cm
Medium
oil on cardboard
Date Made
1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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