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Tresco Rowe

1965
Judy Cassab AO CBE

oil on canvas (frame: 107.7 cm x 87.3 cm, support: 91.5 cm x 71.5 cm)
Tresco Rowe

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Virginia Howard 2016
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
© Judy Cassab/Copyright Agency, 2026

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Artist and subject

Judy Cassab AO CBE (age 45 in 1965)

Tresco Rowe (age 74 in 1965)

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Virginia Howard (1 portrait)

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