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 :. | The Thinker on the Butte de Warlencourt | The Poet | A Peace Conference at the Zuai d Orsay | Poilu and Tommy | Cafe Royal |
Related Artists:
Pierre-Adolphe Badin
painted Portrait of Charles Coiffier, in 1837
Vrancke van der Stockt
painted Triptic del Judici Final. Visio tancada del triptic in 1460
Bartolomeo Vivarini
Venice ca 1432-after 1491