Events

19 06, 2017

Self Portrait in a Mirror – Mark Gertler, William Orpen & Jan van Eyck.
Gallery
Self Portrait in a Mirror – Mark Gertler, William Orpen & Jan van Eyck.

Art and Culture, Art Gallery, Auction, Orpen, Orpen Research Project, Orpen Researsh Archives, Sir William Orpen, William Orpen Research Archives, WW1

Self Portrait in a Mirror – Mark Gertler, William Orpen & Jan van Eyck.

By Dominic|2023-07-03T17:07:18+00:00June 19th, 2017|Art and Culture, Art Gallery, Auction, Orpen, Orpen Research Project, Orpen Researsh Archives, Sir William Orpen, William Orpen Research Archives, WW1|0 Comments

Mark Gertler (1891 – 1939). Still-Life with Self-Portrait, 1918 (Leeds [...]

5 06, 2017

New information comes to light on the Grenadier Guardsman by William Orpen
Gallery
New information comes to light on the Grenadier Guardsman by William Orpen

Art and Culture, Art Gallery, Orpen, Orpen Research Project, Orpen Researsh Archives, Sir William Orpen, William Orpen Research Archives, WW1

New information comes to light on the Grenadier Guardsman by William Orpen

By Dominic|2022-04-27T12:39:45+00:00June 5th, 2017|Art and Culture, Art Gallery, Orpen, Orpen Research Project, Orpen Researsh Archives, Sir William Orpen, William Orpen Research Archives, WW1|0 Comments

An obscure article in a provincial English newspaper has enabled [...]

6 03, 2017

The Globe Theatre London – Sexes and Sevens – 1928
Gallery
The Globe Theatre London – Sexes and Sevens – 1928

Art and Culture, Opera, Orpen, Orpen Research Project, Orpen Researsh Archives, Theatre, William Orpen Research Archives, WW1

The Globe Theatre London – Sexes and Sevens – 1928

By Dominic|2022-04-27T13:58:24+00:00March 6th, 2017|Art and Culture, Opera, Orpen, Orpen Research Project, Orpen Researsh Archives, Theatre, William Orpen Research Archives, WW1|0 Comments

Sexes and Sevens, The Globe Theater, London (License refused by [...]

20 08, 2015

Sir William Orpen Sculpture by Rowan Gillespie
Gallery
Sir William Orpen Sculpture by Rowan Gillespie

Art and Culture, Orpen, Orpen Research Project, Orpen Researsh Archives, Sculpture, Sir William Orpen, William Orpen Research Archives, WW1

Sir William Orpen Sculpture by Rowan Gillespie

By Dominic|2022-04-27T13:52:50+00:00August 20th, 2015|Art and Culture, Orpen, Orpen Research Project, Orpen Researsh Archives, Sculpture, Sir William Orpen, William Orpen Research Archives, WW1|0 Comments

The eleven foot tall Bronze Sculpture of Sir William Orpen [...]

2 10, 2013

Whyte’s auction ‘Captain Colin David Brodie’ by William Orpen
Gallery
Whyte’s auction ‘Captain Colin David Brodie’ by William Orpen

Art and Culture, Art Gallery, Auction, Orpen, Orpen Research Project, Orpen Researsh Archives, TV, Videography, William Orpen Research Archives, WW1

Whyte’s auction ‘Captain Colin David Brodie’ by William Orpen

By Dominic|2022-04-27T13:13:18+00:00October 2nd, 2013|Art and Culture, Art Gallery, Auction, Orpen, Orpen Research Project, Orpen Researsh Archives, TV, Videography, William Orpen Research Archives, WW1|0 Comments

Painted by Orpen as a wedding present from the Orpen family to Daphne Harmsworth on the occasion of her marriage to Capt Colin Brodie in 1928.

29 09, 2013

William Orpen Slideshow by Priory Studios with ‘Roses of Picardy’ sung by Niamh Murray.
Gallery
William Orpen Slideshow by Priory Studios with ‘Roses of Picardy’ sung by Niamh Murray.

Art and Culture, Art Gallery, Orpen, Orpen Research Project, Orpen Researsh Archives, Sculpture, Sir William Orpen, TV, Videography, William Orpen Research Archives, WW1

William Orpen Slideshow by Priory Studios with ‘Roses of Picardy’ sung by Niamh Murray.

By Dominic|2023-02-07T22:10:48+00:00September 29th, 2013|Art and Culture, Art Gallery, Orpen, Orpen Research Project, Orpen Researsh Archives, Sculpture, Sir William Orpen, TV, Videography, William Orpen Research Archives, WW1|0 Comments

There are a number of reasons why I chose the song "Roses of Picardy" to accompany this slide show of paintings by Sir William Orpen: The song was written in 1916 (by Frederick Weatherly) and Orpen would have been familiar with it.