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Pyramus John (1905-1912)
JOHN, Augustus (1878 - 1961)
Media: oil on canvas
Size: 45.9 x 40.6 cm
Acquired: 1940; Gift; Gwendoline Davies
Accession Number: NMW A 583
Collection: The Davies Sisters Collection
Pyramus(1905-13) was the eldest child of Augustus and Dorelia John. Born in a caravan on Dartmoor, he died of meningitis a few days after the birth of his sister Poppet. This posthumous portrait dates from around 1914 and was based upon an earlier drawing also purchased by Gwendoline Davies in 1916.
This work is currently on display:
Gallery 15
National Museum Cardiff, level 4
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