RDS_DO_0350.pdf
The digital reproduction of the Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society Volume 9, for the years 1899 to 1902.
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RDS_DO_0349.pdf
The digital reproduction of the Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society Volume 8, for the years 1893 to 1898.
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RDS_DO_0348.pdf
The digital reproduction of the Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society Volume 7, for the years 1891 to 1892.
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RDS_DO_0347.pdf
The digital reproduction of the Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society Volume 6, for the years 1888 to 1890.
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RDS_DO_0346.pdf
The digital reproduction of the Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society Volume 5, for the years 1886 to 1887.
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RDS_DO_0345.pdf
The digital reproduction of the Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society Volume 4, for the years 1883 to 1885.
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RDS_DO_0344.pdf
The digital reproduction of the Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society Volume 3, for the years 1881 to 1883.
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RDS_DO_0343.pdf
The digital reproduction of the Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society Volume 2, for the years 1878 to 1880.
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RDS_DO_0342.pdf
The digital reproduction of the Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society Volume 1, for the years 1877 to 1878.
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RDS_DO_0341.pdf
The digital reproduction of the Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society Volume 9, for the years 1905 to 1909.
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RDS_DO_0340.pdf
The digital reproduction of the Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society Volume 8, for the years 1902 to 1905.
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RDS_DO_0339.pdf
The digital reproduction of the Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society Volume 7, for the years 1898 to 1902.
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RDS_DO_0338.pdf
The digital reproduction of the Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society Volume 6, for the years 1896 to 1898.
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RDS_DO_0337.pdf
The digital reproduction of the Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society Volume 5, for the years 1892 to 1895.
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RDS_DO_0336.pdf
The digital reproduction of the Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society Volume 4, for the years 1887 to 1892.
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RDS_DO_0335.pdf
The digital reproduction of the Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society Volume 3, for the years 1882 to 1887.
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RDS_treasures_155_Brandt_Felix Hackett.jpg
Portrait of Felix Edward Hackett
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RDS_DO_0334.pdf
The digital reproduction of the Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society Volume 2, for the years 1878 to 1881.
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RDS_DO_0333.pdf
The digital reproduction of the Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society Volume 1, for the years 1877 to 1882.
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RDS_treasures_96_Maker unknown_1866 Charter.jpg
The Charter of Victoria Creating an Executive Council. An original counterpart copy, 1866.
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RDS_treasures_95_Maker unknown_1750 Charter.jpg
The Charter of George II Giving the Society a Corporate Status Under Law. An original counterpart copy, 1750.
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RDS_treasures_423_Liddy_Ballsbridge.jpg
Depicting the Society's present headquarters at Ballsbridge. One of a set of four, including Ballsbridge, Leinster House, Hawkins Street & Grafton Street.
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RDS_treasures_423_Liddy_Leinster House.jpg
Depicting the Society's former headquarters at Leinster House. One of a set of four, including Ballsbridge, Leinster House, Hawkins Street & Grafton Street.
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RDS_treasures_423_Liddy_Hawkins Street.jpg
Depicting the Society's former headquarters at Hawkins Street. One of a set of four, including Ballsbridge, Leinster House, Hawkins Street & Grafton Street.
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RDS_treasures_423_Liddy_Grafton Street.jpg
Depicting the Society's former headquarters at Grafton Street. One of a set of four, including Ballsbridge, Leinster House, Hawkins Street & Grafton Street.
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RDS_treasures_459_unknown_Boyle medal obverse.jpg
The Robert Boyle medal awarded by the RDS for scientific excellence.
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RDS_treasures_458_Unknown_Saffron medal obverse.jpg
An oval form gold medal with silver and gold suspension loop from which are a burgandy-coloured ribbon with three bars and a pin, the obverse with Minerva seated left with head turned towards right, with cornucopia with fruits in right hand, lower…
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RDS_treasures_448_Sheffield Silver Co_Cofffee Pot 1.jpg
A George III, baluster-shaped coffee pot, with scrolled spout and handle fretted with scrolling acanthus leaves, beading, the hinged domed top with plain knop finial, the spreading circular foot, gadrooned border engraved with an armorial, the base…
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RDS_treasures_573_Martin_Leinster House.jpg
Sketch of the facade of Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin, with a partial view of the rotundas of the National Library and the National Museum. Inscribed verso: Presented to M.E. Dockrell T.D. by his constituency Feb. 1975.
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RDS_treasures_574_Palfy_Cellos 1.jpg
Semi-abstract sculpture of two cellos standing back-to-back.
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RDS_treasures_431_Flynn_bowl 1.jpg
A balloon-shaped vessel of ebonised oak, the neck with a double rim.
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RDS_treasures_416_Swan_Bacon 1.jpg
The subject modelled after Bacon’s self-portrait triptych which he made in 1972.
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RDS_treasures_173_Birley_Rathdonnell.jpg
Thomas Kane McClintock Bunbury, 2nd Baron Rathdonnell (1848-1929), Anglo-Irish peer, British Army officer and politician, President of the Society (1913-29), Vice President of the Society (1902-13). The subject depicted three-quarter length, in…
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RDS_treasures_169_Hone_Donnelly.jpg
The subject depicted half length, directed slightly to the left, her face in frontal profile, seated in a chair, wearing a blue jacket, signed l.r. D Hone.
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RDS_treasures_401_O Nualain_Mozart.jpg
The subject depicted seated at his harpsichord, wearing a red suit, signed and dated l.l. Micheal O Nuallain 99.
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RDS_treasures_334_Sheppard_Joly 1.jpg
Portrait bust of John Joly, geologist. Signed OLIVER SHEPPARD RHA 1930 and entitled JOHN JOLY.
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RDS_treasures_329_Shaw_Hutton 3.jpg
The subject modelled as a young woman, hair tied back in a bun, wearing a dress, the reverse inscribed and dated 1903.
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RDS_treasures_321_Pangnirtung_Walrus.jpg
A carved head of a walrus, the head of soapstone, the tusks of scrimshaw.
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RDS_treasures_307_Foley_Wanderer 2.jpg
The subject modelled as a young girl, a blanket wrapped around her, standing beside a tree stump, signed and dated J H Foley Sculp London 1842.
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RDS_treasures_303_Ganly_Pity 1.jpg
The subject modelled as a young man, wearing a floral crown, head cast down, both arms truncated at the shoulder, both legs truncated below the knee, inscribed R B O’Brien SC 1934
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RDS_treasures_273_Unknown_Gaul 1.jpg
After an Ancient Roman marble copy of a lost Greek statue in bronze thought to have been commissioned sometime between 230 and 220 BC by King Attalus I of Pergamon. It portrays a Gallic warrior in his last moments, as he struggles from a fatal wound,…
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RDS_treasures_272_Foley_Goldsmith 2.jpg
The subject modelled standing, wearing a coat, waistcoat & scarf, head cast down, holding an open book in his left hand. The base inscribed Goldsmith and with further inscription J H Foley RA SC London 1860.
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RDS_treasures_258_Rysbrack_Van Dyck 2.jpg
A tabletop statuette after John Michael Rysbrack's statue of Sir Anthony van Dyck. The subject modelled as the artist standing with an artist’s palette and brushes leaning against a draped pillar.
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RDS_treasures_255_Greenshields_Scott 2.jpg
A tabletop sculpture after John Greenshield's public monument to Sir Walter Scott in George Square, Edinburgh (1834-8, completed after Greenshield's death in 1835 by John Ritchie and William Mossman I). The subject modelled seated on a chair with…
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RDS_treasures_251_Geiss_Amazon 1.jpg
Moritz Geiss, after a model by August Karl Eduard Kiss. Modelled as a female warrior astride a horse being attacked by a panther, inscribed M. GEISS BERLIN, the base with inscription plaque AMAZON / AFTER KISS.
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RDS_treasures_197_Drury_Causeway west.jpg
A view of the Giant’s Causeway from a westerly direction.
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RDS_treasures_27_Lewis_Woffington.jpg
The subject depicted in bust length, facing right with head inclined to front, wearing a lace-trimmed blue coat and hat, a landscape beyond, within a painted oval.
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RDS_treasures_160_Gree_Science and agriculture.jpg
Painting en griseille, depicting Ceres and Triptolemus (Science and Agriculture).
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RDS_treasures_187_Ravesteyn_Gentleman with ruff.jpg
Depicts a gentleman bust leangth, wearing a black doublet and a white ruff.
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RDS_treasures_142_Vonck_Dead game.jpg
Depicts two dead game birds on a table.
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RDS_treasures_140_Lely_Wriothesley.jpg
The subject depicted three-quarter length, standing, directed right, face in three-quarter profile, wearing an orange dress, white chemise and blue wrap, in a landscape.
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RDS_treasures_122_Jordaens_Jacob's Dream.jpg
Depicts Jacob sleeping in a woodland in the lower right foregound, with angels in the background.
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RDS_treasures_9_Cuyp_Angel and St Peter.jpg
Depicts a winged angel, wearing a white robe, to the right of the composition, his head cast downwards to St. Peter, who wears a blue robe and yellow mantle, and is crawling in the lower centre of the composition; two other figures look on, one in…
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RDS_treasures_6_De La Hyre_St Paul Preaching.jpg
St. Paul depicted to the right of the composition, wearing a green robe and red mantle, standing on a low plinth, right arm extended, preaching in a temple with a landscape beyond; behind him a group of six figures, one seated; to the right of the…
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RDS_treasures_4_Huchtenberg_Burning hamlet.jpg
An extensive mountainous and wooded landscape, with soldiers leaving a burning town.
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RDS_treasures_2_Huchtenberg_Victorious soldiers.jpg
An extensive mountainous and wooded landscape, with soldiers bearing away the spoils.
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Image 9.JPG
Conor Swail on Count Me In, winners of the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup of Ireland, holding the Aga Khan trophy at Dublin in 2022.
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Image 8.jpg
Comdt. John Ledingham on Kilbaha, winner of The Nations
Cup at Dublin in 1997.
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Image 7.jpg
Eddie Macken on Boomerang
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Image 6.tif
Diana Conolly-Carew on Barrymore, The International
Grand Prix of Ireland winners for Ireland, Dublin, 1966.
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Image 4.tif
Mrs Barrett on Reilly at Dublin in 1933.
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Image 3.jpg
Comdt. Ged O’Dwyer on Limerick Lace, for Ireland, winners of the International Jumping Competition in Dublin, 1934.
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The Galway Blazers at the Inter-Hunt Competition at Dublin in 1927.
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Image 1.jpg
The first winners of the Dublin Horse Show 'lepping' competition in 1868.
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National Heritage Week 2023 Exhibition Video

RDS_DO_0267.pdf
The RDS digital reproduction of Divinarum institutionum libri septem by L. Caelius Firmianus Lactantius, in a Renaissance manuscript written in Florence, Italy, circa. 1430.The seven books of the Diuinae institutiones, are the most important work by…
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RDS_DO_0270.pdf
The digital reproduction of the manuscript petitions book of the Dublin Society, for the years 1761 to 1762.
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RDS_DO_0268.pdf
The digital reproduction of the manuscript treasurer's book of the Dublin Society, for the years 1731 to 1739.
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RDS_DO_0269.pdf
The digital reproduction of the manuscript register and book of letters of the Dublin Society, for the years 1731 to 1736.
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RDS_DO_0266.pdf
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Dublin Society, for the years 1758 to 1761.
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RDS_DO_0265.pdf
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Dublin Society, for the years 1752 to 1755.
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RDS_DO_0264_part_1.pdf
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Dublin Society, for the years 1750 to 1757.
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RDS_DO_0263.pdf
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Dublin Society, for the years 1741 to 1746.
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RDS_DO_0262.pdf
The digital reproduction of the manuscript register and book of minutes of the Dublin Society, for the years 1733 to 1741.
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RDS_DO_0261.pdf
The digital reproduction of the manuscript register and book of minutes of the Dublin Society, for the years 1731 to 1733.
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RDS_treasures_283_FitzGibbon_Francis Stuart.jpg
Portrait bust of Henry Francis Montgomery Stuart, Irish novelist.
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RDS_treasures_435_Keeney_Bull.jpg
A semi-abstract representation of Donn Cúailgne (The Brown Bull of Cooley) from the mythological Irish epic An Táin Bó Cúailnge (The Cattle Raid of Cooley). The tale was written in the 12th century and set in the pre-Christian 1st century,
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RDS_treasures_326_MacDowell_Girl reading.jpg
The subject modelled partially seated, head cast downwards, reading a book.
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RDS_treasures_331_Unknown_Amazzone.jpg
The subject modelled head cast down to proper right, her proper right arm reaching for an arrow from a quiver carried on proper left shoulder, her proper left arm by her side.
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RDS_treasures_330_Unknown_Minerva.jpg
The subject modelled wearing a chiton, holding the excess folds of the fabric in her left hand, a staff in her proper right hand, her hair tied with a band in a chignon.
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RDS_treasures_325_Unknown_Ceres.jpg
The subject modelled standing, wearing classical robes, hair in a chignon, holding wheatsheaves and fruit in her proper left hand, on an oval marble base.
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RDS_treasures_302_Benzoni_Eve.jpg

A figure of Eve, The subject modelled as a nude female holding an uneaten apple in her proper right hand, long hair draped over her back, seated on a rocky floral-encrusted plinth carved with a serpent, signed G M Benzoni Roma 1859.
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RDS_treasures_291_Foley_Manockjee.jpg
The subject modelled as a gentleman standing, wearing a turban and robes, his arms loosely crossed across his body holding a scroll in his proper right hand.
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RDS_treasures_289_Foley_Ino & Bacchus.jpg
The subjects modelled partially draped, reclining on rocks, surmounted by bunches of grapes and vine leaves, the figure of Ino with outstretched proper left arm dangling a bunch of grapes (lost) above the head of Bacchus, the infant reaching upwards…
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RDS_treasures_252_Kessels_Discobolus.jpg
Modelled as a seated discus thrower, resting on a cloak, with a title plaque inscribed DISCOBOLUS M. KESSELS ROME 1826 THE BEQUEST OF MRS ANNE D RUTLAND 1856.
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RDS_treasures_68_Whitmore_DHS vignettes.jpg
Vignettes of people and events at the Dublin Horse Show.
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