William Orpen

Irish artist (1878–1931)
Person Human Q922483
William Orpen
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Facts

41 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
November 27, 1878
Date of death
September 29, 1931
Place of birth
Stillorgan
Place of death
London
Field of work
visual arts[17]
Work location
London[35]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Birth name
William Newenham Montague Orpen
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Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Family name
Orpen[33]
Given name
William[34]
Has works in the collection
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Auckland Art Gallery, Tate, National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Art, Nationalmuseum, National Gallery of Canada, The Frick Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Galleries Scotland, Imperial War Museum London, Art Institute of Chicago, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Royal Academy of Arts, Yale Center for British Art, Carnegie Museum of Art, National Portrait Gallery, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Yale University Art Gallery, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Manchester Art Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Canadian War Museum, National Gallery of Ireland, Saint Louis Art Museum, Worcester Art Museum, Musée d'Orsay, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, Laing Art Gallery, Art Gallery of South Australia, Mildura Arts Centre, National Railway Museum, National Museum Cardiff, Walker Art Gallery, Ashmolean Museum, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Gallery Oldham, Beecroft Art Gallery, Guildhall Art Gallery, London Transport Museum, Christ Church Picture Gallery, Leeds Art Gallery, Victoria Art Gallery, The Tullie, Huddersfield Library and Art Gallery, Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Ulster Museum, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Yorkshire Museum, The Atkinson, Eton College Collections, Lotherton Hall, Leicester Museum & Art Gallery, McLean Museum and Art Gallery, Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, Royal Air Force Museum, UCL Art Museum, Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Bradford Museums and Galleries, Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Dundee Art Galleries and Museums, Clark Art Institute, Library and Archives Canada, Norwich Castle, Filoli
Honorific prefix
Sir[31]
Military branch
British Army[27]
Military, police or special rank
Major[28]
Name in native language
William Orpen
Participant in
1928 Summer Olympics
Participated in conflict
World War I[32]
Topic has template
Template:William Orpen
Unmarried partner
Evelyn St. George[29]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 111
VIAF cluster ID
13403558
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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AAGM person or institution ID
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ARTIC artist ID
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Académie royale de Belgique member ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
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Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
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Art Gallery of South Australia creator ID
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Art Renewal Center artist ID
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Art UK artist ID
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Artcyclopedia artist ID
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Artist-info artist ID
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Artists of the World ID
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Artnet artist ID
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Artsy artist ID
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AskArt person ID
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Athenaeum person ID
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Auckland Art Gallery artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Benezit ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Bridgeman artist ID
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British Council artist ID
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British Museum person or institution ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Christie's creator ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
007129
DigitaltMuseum ID
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DoME artist ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
78887
FES digital collections entity ID
376841
Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
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Geni profile ID
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Grove Art Online ID
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ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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Invaluable.com person ID
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J9U entity ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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MSBI person ID
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Met Constituent ID
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Minneapolis Institute of Art constituent ID
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Museum of Modern Art artist ID
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Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
36374
NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Gallery of Art artist ID
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National Gallery of Canada artist ID
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National Gallery of Victoria artist ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Wales Authority ID
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Nationalmuseum Sweden ID
7605
Olympedia people ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Library ID
OL1304499A
Open Plaques subject ID
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OpenMLOL author ID
170581
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
35331
Oxford Reference overview ID
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Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
36472
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
1451808
Prabook ID
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Project Gutenberg author ID
9160
RA Collections ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
A003659243
RKDartists ID
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Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
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Royal Academy ID
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SELIBR ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SNARC ID
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Saint Louis Art Museum person ID
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Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
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Te Papa agent ID
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Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
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UK National Archives ID
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Union List of Artist Names ID
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WBIS ID
B133404
Watercolour World artist ID
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Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WikiArt ID
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WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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YCBA agent ID
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Has works in the collection 51
Country of citizenship 4
Occupation 3
Member of 2
← Creator 2
Award received 1
Described by source 1
Educated at 1
Field of work 1
Genre 1
Given name 1
Honorific prefix 1
Sir
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Military branch 1
Military, police or special rank 1
Participant in 1
Participated in conflict 1
Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
Student of 1
Teachers 1
Work location 1
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Summary

William Orpen was born on November 27, 1878[1], in Stillorgan[2]. He died on September 29, 1931[3], in London[4]. He worked as a painter[5], visual artist[6], and artist[7].

FAQs

Where was William Orpen born?

William Orpen was born in Stillorgan[2].

Where did William Orpen die?

William Orpen died in London[4].

Who were William Orpen's parents?

William Orpen's father was Arthur Orpen[9]. William Orpen's mother was Anne Caulfeild[10].

Who was William Orpen married to?

William Orpen's spouses include Grace Orpen[11].

What did William Orpen do for work?

William Orpen worked as a painter[5], visual artist[6], and artist[7].

Where did William Orpen go to school?

William Orpen was educated at Slade School of Fine Art[18] and National College of Art and Design[19].

What awards did William Orpen receive?

Honors received include Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[22].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . KulturNav. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org. Retrieved . uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . KulturNav. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [20] ↑ . portrait.gov.au. portrait.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [nb] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: other names, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
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  3. 18w ago · Sj1mor · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → SIR WILLIAM ORPEN 1878-1931 Painter lived here.jpg
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