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Artists›Sir William Orpen

Sir William Orpen

1878

WA-00070570

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WikidataQ922483

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Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
LocationArtsy· 85%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

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Tatehttps://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/sir-william-orpen-1725
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred95%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/sir-william-orpen
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

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Major Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen was an Irish artist who mainly worked in London. Orpen was a fine draughtsman and a popular, commercially successful painter of portraits for the well-to-do in Edwardian society, though many of his most striking paintings are self-portraits.

Source: Tate · Trust score: 95% · Updated 1mo ago

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National Gallery of ArtWashington, D.C.TateCity of Westminster

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Artworks (29)

Lord Provost Sir Andrew Lewis LLD

1930 · oil paint

Sir Robert Williams of Park

1929 · oil paint

Portrait Of Sir Edwin Ray Lankester (1847-1929)

1928 · oil paint

Jacob Epstein

1927

Sir William Meff, Lord Provost Of Aberdeen (1919 - 1925)

1925 · oil paint

Sir Thomas Jaffrey, Bt Lld (Chairman, Aberdeen Art Gallery Com., 1928-51)

1920 · oil paint

Sir Thomas Jaffrey, Bt LLD, Chairman of Aberdeen Art Gallery Committee (1928-51)

1920 · oil paint

Vivien St. George

1918 · oil paint

Major-General Sir David Watson

1918 · oil paint

Major General L.J. Lipsett CB, CMG

1918 · oil paint

The Rt Hon Viscount Bryce GCVO PC

1917 · oil paint

German Planes Visiting Cassel

1917 · oil paint

Portrait of Avenal St. George

1915 · oil paint

Selfportrait as a Jockey

1911 · oil paint

Self Portrait

1907 · oil paint

Sir Charles Algernon Parsons (1854–1931)

By the Cradle - Sir William Orpen

Lady on a Couch (Elizabeth Ann Ferrier, 1844–1917)

1900 · oil paint

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29 published of 41 catalogued · 29 with image

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50 entries · 1 sources

Lord Provost Sir Andrew Lewis LLD
1930 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Sir Robert Williams of Park
1929 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Portrait Of Sir Edwin Ray Lankester (1847-1929)
1928 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Sir William Meff, Lord Provost Of Aberdeen (1919 - 1925)
1925 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Sir Thomas Jaffrey, Bt LLD, Chairman of Aberdeen Art Gallery Committee (1928-51)
1920 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Sir Thomas Jaffrey, Bt Lld (Chairman, Aberdeen Art Gallery Com., 1928-51)
1920 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Major-General Sir David Watson
1918 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Major General L.J. Lipsett CB, CMG
1918 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Vivien St. George
1918 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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The Rt Hon Viscount Bryce GCVO PC
1917 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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