Title - Portrait of Gardenia St George with Riding Crop

Artist - Sir William Orpen

Gardenia St George was the daughter of Orpens secret lover, Evelyn St George. Due to the love affair between Evelyn and William, Evelyn commissioned an annual portrait of her daughter, Gardenia, thus allowing Orpen to visit every year to work on the paintings and to enjoy their relationship.

It is said that Gardenia came to know about the affair just before this portrait was painted