RDS Art Collection

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RDS Art Collection

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The RDS Art Collection comprises paintings, sculptures, prints and other objects which reflect the interests and activities of the RDS since it was established in 1731.
Digitisation of the artworks and objects in the RDS Art Collection is an RDS initiative funded by The Heritage Council

Anglers by a River
Ashford, William, approximately 1746-1824, 1770
Landscape with Castle
Ashford, William, approximately 1746-1824, 1780
St. Mark and the Lion
Coninck, Solomon, 1609-, Ca.1645
The Pack-Beresford Challenge Cup
Weir & Sons (Dublin, Ireland), 1939
The Mother
Foley, John Henry, 1818-1874, 1851
Portrait Bust of Chesterfield
Van Nost, John, the younger, 1713-1780, 1760
Portrait of a Gentleman, Smiling
Ravesteyn, Jan van, approximately 1572-1657, 1650
Portrait of Elisabeth, Empress of Austria, on Domino, an Irish Hunter
Richter, Edouard Frédéric Wilhelm, 1844-1913, 1881
Portrait of Mary Ann Hutton
Rothwell, Marguerita Rosalie, (active 1881–1889), 1889
Portrait of Constantine Peter Curran
Purser, Sarah, 1848-1943, Ca.1940
Portrait of Mervyn Edward Wingfield
Purser, Sarah, 1848-1943, 1900
Portrait of William E. Wylie as Master of the Ward Union Hounds
Whelan, Michael Leo, 1892-1956, 1938
Portrait of Edward Bohane
Whelan, Michael Leo, 1892-1956, 1934
Portrait of Charles Giesecke
Raeburn, Henry, Sir, 1756-1823, 1817
Portrait of Richard Kirwan
Hamilton, Hugh Douglas, 1740-1808, 1804
Portrait of George Johnstone Stoney
Jones, Thomas Alfred, Sir, 1823-1893, 1883
Compound Microscope
Leitz, Ernst, 1843-1920, 1891
Burning Glass
Anonymus, active 1784-1803, 1784
Tabletop Telescope
Alment, John, 1740-1787, 1772-1787
Portrait of Isaac Weld
Cregan, Martin, 1788-1870, 1843
Portrait Bust of Gregor von Feinaigle
Kirk, Thomas, 1781-1845, 1817
1888 Charter of Queen Victoria
Forster & Co. Lithography, Dublin, 1888
East Prospect of the Giant's Causeway
Vivarès, François, 1709-1780, 1743
Portrait of Muriel Gahan
McGuire, Edward, 1932-1986, 1978
Portrait of Arthur Edward Guinness
Orpen, William, Sir, 1878-1931, 1910
Portrait of Mr. Bowden
Cuming, William, 1769-1852, 1790
Statue of George IV
Kirk, Thomas, (1781-1845), 1824
Stained Glass Panel of Minerva
Clarke, Harry Patrick, 1889-1931, 1926
Attention, Portrait of Miss Vigne
Chinnery, George, 1774-1852, 1800
The RDS President's Mace
West & Son (Dublin, Ireland), 1902
The 1845 Pembroke Challenge Cup
Terrey, John Edward, d. 1859, 1845
The Nations Cup
Weir & Sons (Dublin, Ireland), 1980
The 1866 Pembroke Challenge Cup
Hunt & Roskell (London, UK), 1866
Portrait Bust of Samuel Madden
Van Nost, John, the younger, 1713-1780, 1751
Portrait Bust of Thomas Prior
Van Nost, John, the younger, 1713-1780, 1760
A Hogget Ram, the property of Richard Rothwell Esq.
Brocas, Henry, 1762-1837, 1802
A Sow of the improved Leicestershire breed
Brocas, James Henry, approximately 1790-1846, 1801
Strawberry, the property of Henry Garnett
Brocas, James Henry, approximately 1790-1846, 1802
Myrtle, By a well bred son of Shakespear
Brocas, James Henry, approximately 1790-1846, 1802
Brindle, in the possession of Henry Garnett
Brocas, James Henry, approximately 1790-1846, 1802
Blossom, the property of Henry Garnett, Esq.
Brocas, James Henry, approximately 1790-1846, 1802
A Longhorn Cow, Bred by Richard Astley Esq.
Brocas, James Henry, approximately 1790-1846, 1802
Shepherding a Flock to Pasture
Barret, George, 1732-1784, 1750
Anglers Beneath a Natural Rock Arch
Barret, George, 1732-1784, 1750
Travellers on a Wooded Pathway
Barret, George, 1732-1784, 1750
The Croker Challenge Cup
Law & Son (Dublin, Ireland), 1888
The Silcock Challenge Cup
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. (London, UK), 1925
The Phoenix Challenge Cup
Elkington & Co. (Birmingham, UK), 1888
The Queen Victoria Challenge Cup
West & Son (Dublin, Ireland), 1900
Portrait Bust of William Maple
Cunningham, Patrick, d.1774, 1763
Portrait of Walter Clegg Stevenson
Osborne, Walter F. (Walter Frederick), 1859-1903, 1902
Portrait of John Joly
Whelan, Michael Leo, 1892-1956, 1934
A Ewe, the Property of Richard Rothwell Esq.
Brocas, Henry, 1762-1837, 1802
Hunter Class at the 1926 Dublin Horse Show
Lavery, John, 1856-1941, 1926
Portrait of John Bowes
Pope, Alexander, 1763-1835, 1783
Portrait Bust of Francis Stuart
FitzGibbon, Marjorie Steele, 1930-2018, 1970
Donn Cúailnge
Keeney, Christy, 2008
Girl, Reading
MacDowell, Patrick, 1799–1870, 1840
The Mattei Amazzone Ferita
Unknown Artist, 1860
Minerva
Unknown Artist, 1855
The Mattei Ceres
Unknown Artist, 1850
Eve
Benzoni, Giovanni Marie, 1809-1873, 1859
Manockjee Nesserwanjee, a Parsee Merchant
Foley, John Henry, 1818-1874, 1863
Ino & the Infant Bacchus
Foley, John Henry, 1818-1874, 1840
Resting Discobolus
Kessels, Mathieu, 1784-1836, 1826
Map of Ireland
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638, 1634
Vignettes of the Dublin Horse Show
Whitmore, Olive, 1933
An Italianate Landscape
Bloeman (Orizzonte), Jan Franz van, 1662-1749, 1735
Landscape, with a natural rock arch
Hagen, Willem van der, 1675-1745, 1730
Sir Humphrey de Trafford’s Horses
Lucas, Henry Frederick Lucas, 1848-1943, 1904
Narcissus
Boucher, François, Follower of, 1703-1770, 1750
Still Life with Game Birds (II)
Vonck, Elías, 1605-1652, 1640
Pecheurs d'Hastings
Hildebrandt, Eduard, 1818-1869, 1845
Still Life with Hare
Collins, Charles, c.1640-1744, c.1735
The Blind Beggarwoman and Child
Grattan, George, 1787-1819, 1807
Herding Stock at Sunset
Tschaggeny, Edmond Jean Baptiste, 1818-1873, 1854
The Joseph Widger Challenge Trophy
William Comyns & Sons (London, UK), 1924
The RDS Horse Show Champion Hack Challenge Cup
Unknown Artist, 1999
The Aberdeen-Angus Association Challenge Cup
Charles Lambe (Dublin, Ireland), 1894
The William Smith O’Brien Challenge Cup
Samuel le Bas, (Dublin, Ireland), 1863
The Michael Osborne Challenge Cup
Unknown Artist, 1984
The Michael Moran Memorial Trophy
Hutton & Sons (London, UK), 1899
The Jersey Cattle Society Trophy
Unknown Artist
The Department of Agriculture Short Horn Cattle Class Cup
Walker & Hall (Sheffield, UK), 1914
The Irish Government Commendation Cup
Unknown Artist, 1992
Portrait of General Charles Vallancey
Twigg, Andrew Richard, d.1810, 1810
Portrait Bust of Richard John Griffith
Farrell, Thomas, 1827-1900, 1881
Portrait Bust of Francis Leopold McClintock
Kirk, Joseph Robinson, 1821-1894, 1862
Portrait Bust of Alexander Nimmo
Jones, John Edward, 1806-1862, 1845
Portrait Bust of Thomas Philip de Grey
Farrell, Terence, 1798-1876, 1845
Portrait Bust of John Philpot Curran
Moore, Christopher, 1790-1863, 1820
Portrait Bust of Henry William Paget
Sievier, Robert William, 1794-1865, 1830
Portrait Bust of Francis Blackburne
Wood, Shakespear, 1827-1886, 1865
Bust of Thalia
Panormo, Constantine, c.1805-1852, 1827
RDS President's Chair
Mannin, James -1779, 1767
Portrait of Robert J. Hunter
Jones, Thomas Alfred, 1823-1893, 1885
Portrait of Jaspar Robert Joly
Catterson Smith, Stephen, 1806-1872, 1871
Portrait of James Meenan
Kelly, John F., 1921-1995, 1981
Portrait of John Henry Watson
Catterson Smith, Stephen, 1806–1872, 1861
Portrait of a Lady with a Harp
Catterson Smith, Stephen, 1806–1872, 1830
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