Illustrated letter from William Orpen to Mrs St George with a sketch of the artist eating lunch

William Orpen , Irish, 1878-1931

Title

MediumInk on Paper

Dimensions

25 x 20.2 cm

Credit LinePresented, Mrs Vivien Graves, 1974

Object numberNGi.7830.241

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

lower left (in ink): Tuesday/This picture is of a nice healthy/thoughtful lunch. The things/in the air are not oysters/I inclose you two of the sort/of notices there are of "The Fair/Women" but an interesting thing/happened this morning. I had a letter/from [Marchant] asking how much it/was as he had a client who wanted it/and a letter from Wilson (the man who/bought the nude) asking if it was for sale - this is rare with/a portrait as a rule - I had a terrible night last night
ProvenancePresented by Mrs Vivien Graves to the National Gallery of Ireland in 1974.