Two Chinese Gentleman of the Chinese Labour Corps by William Orpen, c.1918

A watercolor entitled Two Chinese Gentleman of the Chinese Labour Corps by the prolific Great War artist William Orpen, c.1918. Orpen, an Irish artist and Slade graduate, painted 138 images of the war in all which he donated to the British government. They are now in the collection of the Imperial War Museum. Note the initials “CLC” on the left hand side man’s hatband.