Orpen attempted to capture the realities of the battlefield, particularly for the soldier. Left to right: Blown Up, Dead Germans in a Trench and After a Fight. (Images: Imperial War Museum) ...

ORPEN AT WAR with illustrations by Patricia O’Reilly is published by The Liffey Press. In 1901, he married Grace Knewstub, daughter of a London-based artist, ...

When Maj William Orpen arrived in Boulogne on April 17th, 1917, his brief, as an official British war artist, was to paint images of the war. Initially, he treated the posting as a bit of a Boy ...

The Irish artist William Orpen (1878-1931) was a hugely successful society painter, and one of the first artists to be appointed as a war artist by the British Department of Information in 1917.

Orpen at War by Patricia O’Reilly (Liffey Press, €22.95) William Orpen was appointed official British war artist and went to France in 1917 to capture a visual record of the conflict.

POIGNANT letters from a famous war artist have been uncovered after spending decades tucked away between long-forgotten title deeds and wills. Tuesday, 20 August 2024 ePaper ...

In 1916, William Orpen was an Irish artist living in London. He was appointed as an official war artist with the British army in France, briefed to paint military leaders in uniform.

Orpen attempted to capture the realities of the battlefield, particularly for the soldier. Left to right: Blown Up, Dead Germans in a Trench and After a Fight. (Images: Imperial War Museum) ...