Illustrated letter from William Orpen to Mrs St George with a sketch of the artist driving a rolls royce

William Orpen , Irish, 1878-1931

Title

Date?1914

MediumInk on paper

Dimensions

25.7 x 20.6 cm

Signedlower right: Woppy [William Orpen's nickname]

Credit LinePresented, Mrs Vivien Graves, 1974

Object numberNGI.7830.227

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

upper centre (in ink): I am worse than ever now -quite hopeless/Did you hear I was getting a Rolls Royce - /you see I'm turning into a bit of a [blood] myself/now - its a sort of boat [shepherd] arrangement/something like this

lower centre (in ink): Sorry I can't draw - but it will be some car- if I'm/ever able to pay for it = I wish I had been able/to go to America- as a matter of fact I wasn't asked - but/would not have been able to anyway - this is/my busy part of the year and its nothing but sweat/from now till the middle of July./My love to you all - best of luck/[your] Woppy
ProvenancePresented by Mrs Vivien Graves to the National Gallery of Ireland in 1974.