Letters to William Orpen

Notable correspondents include the artists John Everett, Charles Conder, Ezra Pound, and Henry Tonks, alongside a number of administrators at the War Office, during the First World War, and Orpen's period as a war artist in Italy and France. Correspondence includes shared news of professional careers, family life, living arrangements, financial matters, and Orpen's time as a war artist. A number of letters, particularly those from Everett and Conder, contain illustrations.