CH401360 The Blue Hat, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Orpen, William (1878-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vera Hone; Vera Brewster; American wife of the Irish writer Joseph Hone; Niece of the Shakespearean actress Julia Marlowe who was also her guardian. The Hones lived in the house next door to the Orpens for about a year. Orpen\'s favourite model;); Photo 穢 Christie\'s Images; Irish, out of copyright.