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Sir William Orpen, R.A.
Sir William Orpen, R.A.

Sir William Orpen, R.A.

Artist (b. 1861- d. 1945)
Mediumpaper
Dimensions35.5 x 25.5 cm
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery. Donated by Derek Pepys Whiteley, 1954.
Object number1052
DescriptionBernard Partridge first contributed to Punch in February 1891 and having joined the staff worked there for over fifty years. He tended to work in pen and ink concentrating on compositions with single figures. Here the renowned portrait painter William Orpen is shown palette in hand, energetically engaged in the act of painting. (JO'D)
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