Illustrated letter from William Orpen to Grace Orpen describing progress on his portraits of 'Lawson', [Howard] St. George, and upcoming social outings
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Handwritten letter on lined paper in which Orpen writes of 'Lawson' that 'he is a nice man, but not to my mind particularly interesting, he must appeal in a different way to ladies if he is such a killer of such as one hears…' Orpen relates that he is to attend a play by Lady Gregory but that 'I hear the same is very bad...' He notes that Richard [Shepherd Fletcher?] 'hob-nobbs with William Butler Yeats, and Gregory...' Orpen concludes by stating that he is working on a portrait of [Howard] St. George, and will need another sitting to finish it. Mrs St. George has a bad lung and is in the South of Ireland at present. Letter concludes with a pen sketch of Orpen standing in a snowy landscape, wearing a heavy overcoat and hat, and is captioned as 'Ireland. Dec. 1906.
Creator
Orpen, Sir William, 1878-1931
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| Title | Illustrated letter from William Orpen to Grace Orpen describing progress on his portraits of 'Lawson', [Howard] St. George, and upcoming social outings |
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| Creator | Orpen, Sir William, 1878-1931 |
| Date | [December 1906] |
| Type | Component |
| Ref | IE NGI/IA/ORP1/5/1/1/7/7/10 |
| Level | Item |
| Condition | Good |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
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