Lady Gerard in a Green Dress – Orpen Print

€60,00 EUR

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Size A4 21x29.7 cm / 8x12″ A3 (29.7 x 42 cm) A2 (42 x 59.4 cm) A1 (59.4 x 84.1 cm) A0 (84.1 x 118.9 cm)

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Orpen arrived at Eastwell Park in May 1903 to paint Lady Gerard's nephew. He slipped on a polished floor in front of the assembled house party — Duchesses, Dukes, Viscounts — and made the worst possible entrance. Then he painted her portrait, and everyone forgot the floor.

Lady Gerard was part of the Marlborough House Set, the inner circle of wealthy aristocrats who surrounded the future Edward VII. She was recently widowed, formidable, and entirely used to being painted by the best. Orpen — twenty-four years old, Irish, still building his reputation — understood exactly what was required: a sense of grandeur, the chrome green dress dominating the composition, a Titianesque pose that commanded the room it hung in.

He delivered it. The portrait passed through Christie's three times before entering the Michael Smurfit Collection, and sold at Sotheby's London in 2022.

Sir William Orpen (1878-1931), born in Stillorgan, Co Dublin, trained at the Metropolitan School of Art in Dublin and the Slade School in London, becoming the portraitist of choice for Edwardian society. His work hangs in the National Gallery of Ireland.

Sizes & Format

A0 (84.1 × 118.9 cm)
A1 (59.4 × 84.1 cm)
A2 (42 × 59.4 cm)
A3 (29.7 × 42 cm)
Unframed in every size; framed in black, white or wood at A3 (29.7 x 42 cm), A2 (42 x 59.4 cm) and A1 (59.4 x 84.1 cm)

Print & Frame Details

Archival matte paper, 250gsm (110lb), acid-free and FSC-certified — off-white, uncoated. Framed prints: solid oak or ash wood frame, 20mm thick, with shatterproof protective glazing. Ready to hang, hanging kit included. Unframed prints up to A4 ship flat; larger sizes ship rolled in a protective tube.

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Framed prints are packed with protective corners and wrap, boxed with reinforced edges, and braced with internal supports for extra rigidity (max 3 frames per package). Every order ships free, made to order and delivered from the hub closest to you: Ireland 3–7 business days · UK 4–8 · USA 5–10 · Canada 6–12 · Australia 7–14.

Framed in black, natural wood or white, or unframed. Printed on archival matte paper and made to order.

Frame options and sizes

Frame finishes

Black — ash
Natural wood — oak
White — ash

All frames are 20 mm deep, made from responsibly sourced timber.

Glazing

Shatterproof clear acrylic — lighter than glass.

Paper

Archival matte paper — uncoated, off-white, acid-free and FSC-certified. No gloss, no laminate.

Sizes

A4 21x29.7 cm / 8x12″ — Unframed, black, natural wood, white
A3 (29.7 x 42 cm) — Unframed, black, natural wood, white
A2 (42 x 59.4 cm) — Unframed, black, natural wood, white
A1 (59.4 x 84.1 cm) — Unframed, black, natural wood, white
A0 (84.1 x 118.9 cm) — unframed only

Hanging

Framed prints arrive ready to hang, with a hanging kit for portrait or landscape. Unframed prints arrive without a frame — up to A4 ship flat, larger sizes ship rolled in a protective tube.

Care

For indoor use. Keep out of direct sunlight and away from damp. Dust with a dry cloth; wipe the acrylic with a soft, slightly damp cloth.

Shipping

Free worldwide shipping. Made to order and sent from the production hub closest to you — Ireland 3–7 business days, UK 4–8, USA 5–10, Canada 6–12, Australia 7–14. Framed prints are boxed with protective corners and internal supports.