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Portrait of the Irish poet Oliver St. James Gogarty, painted by Sir WIlliam Orpen, currently housed at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

November 2, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Portrait of the Irish poet Oliver St. James Gogarty, painted by Sir WIlliam Orpen, currently housed at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

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