Christmas Day at Howth

Sir William Orpen, R.H.A., R.A. (1878-1931) Christmas Day at Howth signed, inscribed and numbered '12./My dear Lady = This shows your Woppy's Christmas Day/at Howth = not very cheerful looking I admit = I'm/just looking away across the sea and thinking of you/all = I ordered for Alci & Vivien a toy/cinematograph which I think is quite amusing/quite safe if you put an electric bulb in instead/of a lamp = of course its German = but they tell me/it won't help them any their selling them = Zink/has just come for me to go out and watch him/bathe!!! so must stop. my love to the children/William Orpen' (centre left) pencil 10½ x 7¾ in. (26.7 x 19.7 cm.)