William Orpen’s ancestors & descendants from Kenmare, Co. Kerry.
THE ORPEN'S OF COUNTY KERRY - A Family Tree. The [...]
THE ORPEN'S OF COUNTY KERRY - A Family Tree. The [...]
2018 is the 100th anniversary of the formation of the [...]
The Trial of Sir Roger Casement (1864 – 1916) by [...]
Sexes and Sevens, The Globe Theater, London (License refused by [...]
Painted by Orpen as a wedding present from the Orpen family to Daphne Harmsworth on the occasion of her marriage to Capt Colin Brodie in 1928.
There are a number of reasons why I chose the song "Roses of Picardy" to accompany this slide show of paintings by Sir William Orpen: The song was written in 1916 (by Frederick Weatherly) and Orpen would have been familiar with it.