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Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen (1878-1931), Painter

Sitter in 27 portraits
Artist associated with 29 portraits
Irish-born artist; highly successful and fashionable portrait painter; a War Artist from 1917, painted scenes from the Western Front and in 1919 portraits of political and military leaders in Paris for the Versailles Peace Conference, including two large groups, A Peace Conference at the Quai d'Orsay and The Signing of the Peace in the Hall of Mirrors (Imperial War Museum).

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William Orpen

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1927
NPG x13655

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William Orpen

by Alick P.F. Ritchie
cigarette card, 1926
NPG D2683

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William Orpen

by George Charles Beresford
dry-plate glass negative, 1902
NPG x6554

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William Orpen

by George Charles Beresford
dry-plate glass negative, 1902
NPG x6555

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William Orpen

by George Charles Beresford
dry-plate glass negative, 1902
NPG x6556

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William Orpen

by George Charles Beresford
platinum print, 1903
NPG x12620

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William Orpen

by Howard Coster
print, 1927
NPG Ax3436

Links
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
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