Sir William Orpen
(1878-1931), Painter, Royal AcademicianSitter in 28 portraits
Artist associated with 29 portraits
Irish-born Orpen showed exceptional talent at a young age and went on to train at the Slade School of Art under Henry Tonks with Augustus John and Spencer Gore. He became one of the leading British war artists, capturing scenes from the Western Front and painting portraits of those serving there. He was knighted in 1918, the year he presented his war paintings to the British nation. He remained in France to create portraits of political and military leaders to mark the Versailles Peace Conference in Paris (1919), including A Peace Conference at the Quai d'Orsay and The Signing of the Peace in the Hall of Mirrors (Imperial War Museum). Following the war, he continued as a successful portrait painter.
by Sir William Orpen
pencil, circa 1898
NPG 5267
The Selecting Jury of the New English Art Club, 1909
by Sir William Orpen
oil on canvas, 1909
NPG 2556
by Sir William Orpen
pencil and wash, 1910
NPG 2638
by Sir William Orpen
oil on canvas, circa 1910
NPG 5982
by Unknown photographer
vintage bromide print, April 1899
NPG x38484
by George Charles Beresford
platinum print, 1903
NPG x12619
by George Charles Beresford
platinum print, 1903
NPG x12621
by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 14 January 1908
NPG Ax7782
by James Russell & Sons
vintage print, 1910s
NPG x194154
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1921
NPG x167156
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1927
NPG Ax3436
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, circa 1927
NPG x1685
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1927
NPG Ax136102
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1927
NPG x13646
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1927
NPG x13647
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1927
NPG x13648
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1927
NPG x13649
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1927
NPG x13650
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1927
NPG x13651
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1927
NPG x13652
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