Lot Essay
The present work was not a commissioned portrait and seems to have been undertaken as a personal favour or gift for the sitter.
Portrait of Captain Aubrey Nepean
Details
Sir William Orpen, R.A., R.H.A. (1878-1931)
Portrait of Captain Aubrey Nepean
signed, dedicated and dated 'To Captain Nepean/from ORPEN/1917' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)
Portrait of Captain Aubrey Nepean
signed, dedicated and dated 'To Captain Nepean/from ORPEN/1917' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)
Provenance
The Sitter's Family.