The Secretary, Royal Academy, to Sir William Orpen

RA Collection: Archive

Reference code

RAA/SEC/12/13/6

Title

The Secretary, Royal Academy, to Sir William Orpen

Date

23 May 1923

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1p.

Previous reference codes

1183

Content Description

The Secretary requests confirmation in writing of Orpen's telephone message stating that he had purchased a water colour drawing entitled 'The Old Model', by Henry Evison, for ten guineas. The note also bears Orpen's signed reply: "Lamkin. Balls. Of course. Orps."