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, Irish, 1878-1931
Title
Cropped letter from William Orpen to Mrs St George with a sketch of the artist paying 'homage'
MediumInk and pencil on paper
Dimensions
14.5 x 20.8 cm
Credit LinePresented, Mrs Vivien Graves, 1974
Object numberNGI.7830.196
Inscriptionupper centre: extra ration alright. I did a drawing for JC/of myself at dawn having read the Paris Daily Mail

lower centre: doing due homage to him on the cold floor and apologizing/for my pyjamas having come down/
ProvenancePresented by Mrs Vivien Graves to the National Gallery of Ireland in 1974.