30 12, 2022

To the Unknown British Soldier in France by Sir William Orpen

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Photo of Sir William Orpen with the original version of [...]

11 10, 2017

Grace & Mary Orpen on The Cliffs at Howth

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SIR WILLIAM ORPEN, R.H.A., R.A. 'The Artist’s Wife and Daughter' [...]

5 06, 2017

New information comes to light on the Grenadier Guardsman by William Orpen

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An obscure article in a provincial English newspaper has enabled [...]

1 12, 2013

Video of William Orpen’s WW1 paintings & sketches with ‘The Green Fields of France’ sung by Finbar Furey.

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The Imperial War Museum refused to pay Orpen for his final painting but accepted it several years later when Orpen agreed to paint out the two ghosts and angels. The original and the final paintings are part of this slideshow.

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