Irish
1878-1931
Sir William Orpen Location
Irish painter. He attended the Metropolitan School of Art, Dublin (1891-7), and the Slade School of Art, London (1897-9), there winning the composition prize of 1899 with The Play Scene from Hamlet (Houghton Hall, Norfolk). He became a friend of Augustus John and joined the New English Art Club. From very early years he had been an impassioned student of the Old Masters, and he went to Paris with John in 1899 to see Leonardo da Vinci Mona Lisa (Paris, Louvre). In the following years his perception of their works Related Paintings of Sir William Orpen :. | A Peace Conference at the Zuai d Orsay | Leading the Life in the West | The Mirror | Some Members of the Allied Press Camp,with their Pres Officers | The Angler | Related Artists: Giovanni Battista Gaulli Called Baccicio Genoa 1639-Rome 1709 Matteo Di Pacino Italian Byzantine Style Painter Palace of Versailles