Letter from William Orpen to Grace Orpen regarding a lunch party
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Description
Handwritten letter on headed paper, addressed from the Metropolitan School of Art, Dublin, in which Orpen writes that he organised a lunch party and invited his mother, Mossie, Charlie and Richard. Violet 'would not lunch as she said Richard [Shepherd Fletcher] would be angry!!!' The lunch guests viewed a painting by Orpen and found it pleasing, 'a great success.' Orpen also writes that he has visited Clonsilla to work on a painting of a child, and relates that it is 'not bad considering the difficulty of painting a child of that age.' He concludes with news of his students and anatomy classes. [Clonsilla may refer to the residence of Mrs. St. George , with whom Orpen had a lengthy relationship, and for whom he painted annual portraits of her daughter Gardenia St. George]
Creator
Orpen, Sir William, 1878-1931
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| Title | Letter from William Orpen to Grace Orpen regarding a lunch party |
|---|---|
| Creator | Orpen, Sir William, 1878-1931 |
| Date | [1901-1929] |
| Type | Component |
| Ref | IE NGI/IA/ORP1/5/1/1/7/7/101 |
| Level | Item |
| Condition | Good |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
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