Illustrated letter from William Orpen to Mrs St George during a stay in Huddersfield with a sketch of the artist in Huddersfield on the reverse

William Orpen , Irish, 1878-1931

Title

Date1906

MediumPencil and ink on paper

Dimensions

32.2 x 26 cm

Credit LinePresented, Mrs V. Graves, 1974

Object numberNGI.7830.1

DescriptionHandwritten letter in which Orpen describes to Mrs St George his feelings of dispair towards Huddersfield. He illustrates this in a sketch on the reverse.

This letter is one of the earliest in the collection. Orpen wrote this letter to Mrs St George while he was in Huddersfield painting the portrait 'Ms Lumb of Huddersfield' (1906)