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For secret service

For secret service
 (1914)

Medium
pen and ink
Measurements
26.6 × 20.5 cm (image) 31.8 × 25.6 cm (sheet)
Inscription
inscribed in pen and ink (in image) l.c.r.: Alf. VINCENT. / E / C.
inscribed in pen and ink on paper label on reverse c.: For secret service (secret underlined three times) / Snorky:- "'Ow did ye get on wif the old girl, Skinny?" / Skinny:- "She's a 'artless woman, Snorky, think / wot she done when I ast 'er t'give me / something to keep body + soul together?' / S:- "Cant imagine / K:- "She gimme a safety pin.'"
stamped in purple ink on reverse u.c.: Published / 7-5-14
Accession Number
1527-3
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1925
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display