We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands.

William Dargie Professor Harold Dew, PRACS, FRCS (Eng)

oil on canvas

114.5 x 88 cm

Image of replica courtesy Royal Australian College of Surgeons

William Dargie’s original Archibald painting of surgeon Harold Drew (1891-1962) was destroyed in a fire in 1957. He painted a replica in 1961, which is in the collection of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.