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Andrew W. Mellon

Sir Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley · 1933

Sir Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley: British, 1880 - 1952

UnclassifiedUnited Kingdom
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Oswald Birley, Oswald Birley, Oswald Birley, Oswald Birley

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Sir Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley

Andrew W. Mellon

1933

oil on canvas · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 133.4 x 105.4 cm (52 1/2 x 41 1/2 in.) framed: 162.6 x 134.6 x 10.1 cm (64 x 53 x 4 in.)
Collection no.
1941.9.1
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Collection: National Gallery of Art

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Andrew W. Mellon — Sir Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley. 1933.

Medium: oil on canvas.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 133.4 x 105.4 cm (52 1/2 x 41 1/2 in.) framed: 162.6 x 134.6 x 10.1 cm (64 x 53 x 4 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1941.9.1. Gift of Mrs. Mellon Bruce.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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