Illustrated letter from William Orpen to Mrs St George with a sketch of the artist asleep in his studio

William Orpen , Irish, 1878-1931

Title

MediumInk on paper

Dimensions

25.9 x 20.4 cm

Signedlower right: William Orpen

Credit LinePresented, Mrs Vivien Graves, 1974

Object numberNGI.7830.234

Inscriptionupper centre (printed): 8, SOUTH BOLTON GARDENS,/S.W./3017 WESTERN

upper centre (in ink): I never would have done the work- and Dermod/O'Brien will do it spendidly -/I have not sent you your books/back yet and you have not sent the one you/had when you left - eas it good? - this picture/shows a hard working Londoner going through/

lower centre (in ink): his day's toil. You people who live in the country/have no idea of the difficulty of keeping ones/head above water working in London/Yours very sincerely/William Orpen/Does James live at Headfort House?
ProvenancePresented by Mrs Vivien Graves to the National Gallery of Ireland in 1974.

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