Griffith, Richard John, Sir, 1784-1878
Portrait sculpture, Irish--19th century
Royal Dublin Society
Royal Dublin Society. Drawing Schools
Portrait bust of Sir Richard John Griffith (1784-1878), geologist, surveyor and RDS Mining Engineer (1812–39), noted for his; the subject modelled to proper left; on a quadrangular terminal base; inscribed recto Sir Richard Griffith, Bart, signed verso T Farrell RHA. Thomas Farrell was a pupil at the Royal Dublin Society School of Modelling.
Farrell, Thomas, 1827-1900
1881
Copyright RDS Library & Archives. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the RDS Library & Archives.
Portrait Bust of Francis Leopold McClintock
McClintock, Francis Leopold, Sir, 1819-1907
Portrait bust of Admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907), (British) Royal Navy officer and arctic explorer; the subject modelled to proper right, wearing a coat with buttons of a Royal Navy captain (and/or lieutenant), an open shirt with soft, fold-down collar, a knotted scarf, the Arctic Medal (awarded for leading the British Franklin Search Expedition, 1857-1859) pinned to his coat, his naval garb covered with classical drapery; on a white marble socle of circular, waisted form; inscribed recto Sir Leopold McClintock, signed verso J R Kirk RHA. Joseph Robinson Kirk was Master of the Royal Dublin Society School of Modelling.
Kirk, Joseph Robinson, 1821-1894
1862
Portrait bust of Alexander Nimmo (1783-1832), Scottish-born surveyor and engineer, active in Ireland from 1811; the subject modelled to proper left; on a white marble socle of circular, waisted form; inscribed Alexander Nimmo.
Jones, John Edward, 1806-1862
1845
De Grey, Thomas Philip De Grey, Earl, 1781-1859
Portrait bust of Thomas Philip, 2nd Earl de Grey (1781–1859), politician and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1841-44) and President of the RDS for the same period; the subject modelled to proper left, with blind eyes; wearing classical robes and the star of the Order of the Garter at proper left breast; on a quadrangular terminal base; inscribed recto De Grey, signed T Farrell M.S.T.A.F. Terence Farrell was a pupil at the Royal Dublin Society School of Modelling.
Farrell, Terence, 1798-1876
Curran, John Philpot, 1750-1817
Portrait bust of John Philpot Curran (1750–1817), Irish politician, lawyer and Master of the Rolls for Ireland (1806-14); the subject modelled to proper right, gazing upwards; wearing classical robes; on a white marble socle of circular, waisted form; unsigned.
Moore, Christopher, 1790-1863
1820
Paget, Henry William, Marquis of Anglesey, 1768-1854
Portrait sculpture, British--19th century
Portrait bust of Henry William Paget, 1st Marquis of Anglesey (1768–1854), Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1829-30, 1831-3) and President of the RDS for the same period; the subject modelled to proper left; wearing classical robes with two tassels on braids at proper right shoulder; on a white marble socle of circular, waisted form, inscribed recto Anglesey; signed verso Marquis of Anglesey Sievier Sculpt 1830.
Sievier, Robert William, 1794-1865
1830
Blackburne, Francis, 1782-1867
Portrait bust of Francis Blackburne (1782–1867), Lord Chancellor of Ireland (1852–3, 1866–7) and President of the RDS for the same period; the subject modelled to front; wearing classical robes; on a white marble socle of quadrangular, waisted form, inscribed Francis Blackburne C.; signed verso Shakespear Wood Roma 1865.
Wood, Shakespear, 1827-1886
1865
Thalia, Muse of Comedy
Sculpture, Classical, in art
Bust of Thalia, Muse of Comedy, the subject modelled slightly to proper right, with blind eyes; wearing a chiton, belted beneath the bust and secured at each shoulder with a pin of disc form, and a fruit and foliate wreath on her head; on a white marble socle of circular, waisted form; copied from the original statue of Thalia at the Vatican Museums; unsigned.
Panormo, Constantine, c.1805-1852
1827
A George III carved giltwood armorial armchair, designed by James Mannin and made by Richard Cranfield in 1767, the shaped, rectangular padded back in a moulded frame carved with cornucopia issuing wheatsheaves and fruit and surmounted by the Royal Dublin Society oval medallion incorporating Minerva (the emblem of the Royal Dublin Society since the mid-1740s), the base carved with the motto NOSTRI PLENA LABORIS (Our work bears fruit) and surmounted by ribbon ties and a plaque inscribed CHAIR FOR THE PRESIDING MEMBER AT THE ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY’S MEETINGS DESIGNED BY JAMES MANNIN MASTER OF THE SCHOOL OF ORNAMENTAL DRAWING AND MADE BY T. [SIC] CRANFIELD. 1767., the serpentine upholstered seat flanked by arms carved as acanthus leaf scrolls, terminating in circular moulded and covered rests, the supports carved as dolphins, the gadrooned chair rail centred by confronting acanthus foliage and on acanthus-carved and moulded cabriole supports and scrolled toes, headed by stylised harebells. James Mannin was Master of the Royal Dublin Society School of Ornamental Drawing.
Mannin, James -1779
1767
Cranfield, Richard, 1731–1809
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Portrait painting, Irish--19th century
Portrait of Robert J. Hunter, Secretary of the Irish Turf Club and Keeper of the Match Book. The subject depicted three-quarter length, directed slightly left, in three-quarter profile, gazing front; seated at a desk upon which are two bound volumes and an upended squire-style top hat, his parted hands resting in his lap; wearing a dark coat, white shirt with standing collar points and black cravat; in the background, a single, framed print hangs on the wall; signed with monogram lower right TAJ. Sir Thomas Alfred Jones was a pupil at the Royal Dublin Society Drawing Schools.
Jones, Thomas Alfred, 1823-1893
1885
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Portrait of Jaspar Robert Joly (1819–92), vicar-general of the diocese of Tuam and bibliophile. The subject depicted three-quarter length, directed and gazing front; seated next to a table covered with a red cloth to the right, upon which are a number of volumes, one with a green and gold spine; bespectacled, with a Shenandoah-style beard and wearing a black robe and white shirt; set against a dark interior, the red-papered wall with wood-panelling beneath the dado.
Catterson Smith, Stephen, 1806-1872
1871
RDS_treasures_176_Catterson Smith_Jasper Joly.jpg
Portrait painting, Irish--20th century
Portrait of James Meenan, M.A., B.L., Irish economist, lecturer and later Professor of Political Economy and National Economics of Ireland, at UCD, President of the Royal Dublin Society (1980-1983), Vice-President of the Royal Dublin Society (1974-80), Executive Committee Chairman of the Royal Dublin Society (1959-80), Honorary Secretary of the Royal Dublin Society (1953-74). The subject depicted three-quarter length, directed to proper right, gazing front; seated in a green-brown, leather carver-armchair, holding documents in his lap; wearing a dark suit, white shirt with point collar and double cuffs, gold cufflinks, mauve tie and white pocket handkerchief; in the background, a draped, light-blue curtain and a table upon which are more documents; signed and dated lower right John F. Kelly 81.
Kelly, John F., 1921-1995
1981
RDS_treasures_179_Kelly_James Meenan.jpg
Portrait of John Henry Watson (1787-1869), inaugural Master of the Tullow Hunt, Carlow. The subject depicted full length, directed slightly left, gazing front; seated in a red leather armchair; wearing a scarlet, cutaway hunting coat with four brass buttons, buff-coloured waistcoat, white chemise with standing collar, black cravat, buff-coloured breeches – buttoned at the knee – and black top boots; on the right, a pair of brown-leather riding gloves and a black, felt-covered riding hat; on the left, a bookcase upon which is a bound volume, a folded newspaper and a hunting horn; in his right hand, a riding crop; on his right knee, a foxhound in sitting position rests its head; on the floor beneath his feet, a wolfskin; signed and dated lower right Painted by Catterson Smith PRHA 1861 Dublin.
Catterson Smith, Stephen, 1806–1872
1861
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Portrait, possibly of The Hon. Grace O’Brien (1802-1871), eldest daughter of Sir Edward O’Brien, 4th Baronet O’Brien, of Dromoland Castle, Co. Clare, and Lady Charlotte (née Smith, of Cahermoyle, Co. Limerick), or it may depict Grace’s younger sister, Harriet O’Brien Monsell (1811-83). The subject depicted full length, standing, directed front, with head in three-quarter right profile and gazing right; wearing an all-white satin gown with off-shoulder, puffed cap-sleeve overlaid with a white-tulle gigot sleeve, a white-satin sash with gold buckle at the waist and a flower-and-leaf motif brooch at the décolleté, a white, tulle veil attached to her hair bun, white stockings and black slippers, cross-tied at the ankle; resting on her forehead, a circlet with single teardrop pearl, at her throat, a double-strand pearl necklace, on her left wrist, a triple-strand pearl bracelet with gold clasp, hanging below her jawline, a pair of large teardrop-pearl earrings, a gold band on her left ring-finger; her right arm resting on a giltwood floor-harp; to her left, a whippet in sitting position; at the left edge and upper right of the composition, a draped, scarlet curtain; set against a wooded landscape; unsigned.
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Portrait of Thomas Pleasants (1728-1818), Irish landowner and philanthropist. The subject depicted full length, seated, in three-quarter left profile and gazing front; in an open-arm, red-upholstered fauteuil-style armchair, against the rear left support of which rests a leather-bound volume, the spine inscribed in gold lettering VISITORS OBSERVATIONS STOVE TENTER HOUSE; his left arm on the armrest, his right arm on a red cloth-covered table upon which are a silver tray with a pen and inkwell, a pocket-watch, two small, thin books and a plan of the front elevation of the Gate House, Botanic Garden[s], Glasnevin (for the construction of which, Pleasants donated £700 to the [Royal] Dublin Society in 1815); wearing dark-coloured frock coat, waistcoat and breeches, white stock, jabot and ruffled cuffs and black, knee high boots; set against a background with a window, draped with a red-and-gold damask curtain, through which the façade of the Stove Tenter House, Dublin (for the construction of which, Pleasants donated £13,000 in 1814) can be seen. Signed with monogram and dated lower right, SW 1820. Provenance: The Pleasants Bequest, 1818. Solomon Williams was a pupil at the Society’s Schools. In 1771.
Williams, Solomon, 1757-1824
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World maps--Early works to 1800
Ireland
A map of Ireland, based on the cartography of John Speed, English cartographer and historian (1551/2-1629), from the first edition of his BRITANNIA: Or, a GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION of the KINGDOMS of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with the Isles and Territories thereto belonging (Printed by Thomas Roycroft for the Undertaker, Richard Blome, 1673). At the lower left of the plate, the title of the map is inscribed within a strapwork cartouche A MAPP OF THE KINGDOME OF IRELAND BY RIC BLOME BY HIS MATYS COM. At the left edge of the plate, four cartouches contain the crests of four noblemen including: Richard Boyle, Earl of Burlington; Sir Robert Ridgeway; the Right Hon. Richard Earl of Arran; John Lord Baron of Kingston, as well as dedications to them from Blome. The borders and seacoasts of the four provinces of Ulster, Leinster, Munster, and Connacht are outlined in hand-colour, and the provinces are further divided into their constituent counties. At the right edge of the plate are the Isle of Anglesey and the Isle of Man and parts of the Scottish and Welsh coastlines; vignettes of a compass rose and two galleons decorate the area of the Irish Sea.
Blome, Richard, -1705
1673
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Wylie, William Evelyn, 1881-1964
Group portrait of four members of the RDS Executive Committee, depicted around a table covered with a green baize, in the Board Room of the RDS, Ballsbridge; on the table, an architectural drawing for the enlargement of the Pembroke Hall at the RDS, Ballsbridge, in 1938-9, an oak stationery box (cat. no. RDS.538), seal stamps, papers and other writing accoutrements; in the background, a Victorian breakfront bookcase (cat. no. RDS.530) with glazed doors, containing bound volumes. From left: Mr. Harry Franks, M.A., F.S.I., President of the Royal Dublin Society (1935-38), Vice-President of the Royal Dublin Society (1925-42), seated at the head of the table, in right profile, wearing a navy suit, in his right hand a scrunched blueprint plan; The Hon. William Evelyn Wylie, K.C., Vice-President of the Royal Dublin Society (1926-64), President of the Royal Dublin Society (1938-41), Executive Committee Chairman (1936-59), seated right of Franks, directed front, gazing left, wearing a light brown, three-piece suit, his left arm resting on the table; Mr. John Leonard, Honorary Secretary of the Royal Dublin Society (1935-42), Vice-President of the Royal Dublin Society (1942-46), seated right of Wylie, directed front, gazing left, wearing a grey, three-piece suit and blue bowtie, his chin resting in his left hand, his right arm lying across the top rail of Wylie’s chair; Prof. Felix Edward Hackett, M.A., Ph.D., Honorary Secretary of the Royal Dublin Society (1933-53), Vice-President of the Royal Dublin Society (1956-70), President of the Royal Dublin Society (1953-56), standing behind Leonard, directed front, gazing left, wearing a grey three-piece suit, holding open an architectural drawing; unsigned.
O’Brien, William Dermod, 1865–1945
1939
Portrait painting, Dutch
The unidentified subject depicted half length, directed left, gazing front, wearing a gold-embroidered black bodice with, white linen, flat-falling collar with a plain, square edge, over a whitework linen piccadill with bobbin lace edging and a gold hair jewel of flower form on the proper left side of her crown; set against a dark-coloured background; unsigned.
Ravesteyn, Jan van, approximately 1572-1657
1625
RDS_treasures_11_Ravesteyn_Lady with Piccadill.jpeg
History painting
Crimean War, 1853-1856
Crimean War, 1853-1856--Campaigns
History painting depicting three infantrymen from the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot – known as the Black Watch – during the Crimean War (1853-56). Positioned centre, an infantryman sits injured on the ground, directed left, his gaze directed at a second infantryman, his left leg bent at the knee, his right leg outstretched, his left hand on the ground, his right hand held by another infantryman. To the left, directed right, gazing down, the second infantryman bends over the injured infantryman, in his left hand he holds a musket mounted with a socket bayonet by the barrel, resting the butt on the ground, in his right hand he holds the right hand of the injured infantryman. To the right, a third infantryman stands with a musket in his hands, directed front, gazing right. The infantrymen wear the uniform of the 42nd Regiment of Foot including: caped greatcoat, dark green-and-blue tartan kilt, buff-coloured shoulder belts crossed over the chest, red stockings, buff-coloured gaiters and black bearskin cap with red hackle (the second infantryman wears a black, highland bonnet with red cockade). Each carries a buff-coloured rucksack on his back. In the foreground, the injured infantryman’s musket and bearskin cap lie on the snowy ground; in the background, indistinctly, an infantry marches past in column formation through a snow blizzard; signed and dated lower left Robert Gibb 1878.
Gibb, Robert, 1845-1932
1878
The Alpine Traveller, Portrait of Emily St. Clare
Portrait painting, Irish--18th century
Portrait of Emily St. Clare, British stage-actress and long-term paramour of Sir John Fleming Leicester, 1st Baron de Tabley (1762-1827), politician and patron of the arts. The subject depicted full length, side-saddle on a mule, in three-quarter profile, directed right, gazing front; wearing a white, Empire-waist gown with white sash, a green, cropped jacket with three-quarter length sleeve and ermine trim, a red cloak draped back from her shoulders, a brown, fur stole, elbow-length, buff-coloured gloves and a green gypsy-hat with green-ribbon chinstraps; the mule tacked with red bridle with a red pompom fixed to the crownpiece, a pendant-type horse brass and two red tassels hanging from the browband and two red tassels hanging from the nose band, a red, high-cantle saddle and red-fringed breast collar with three brass bells, and four shoes with turned-up toeclips; St. Clare’s right hand clutching her windswept hat onto her head, her left hand gripping the rear cantle of the saddle; to the left, a rearing, white dog with wolf collar; to the right, behind St. Clare, a male mountain guide leading a panniered mule up a steep incline; set in a rocky landscape against a pink-hued, clouded sky; signed Jas. Northcote Picx 1802 on the breast collar the panniered mule.
Northcote, James, 1746-1831
1800
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Daunt, George, 1712-1786
Mercer's Hospital
Portrait of Dr. George Daunt (1712-1786), surgeon to Mercer’s Hospital, Dublin. The subject depicted bust length, directed left, gazing front; wearing an orange-satin, negligé cap, a collarless and cutaway coat of brown brocade with blue lining and brown brocade buttons, a collarless, brown waistcoat, and a white stock with plain bands; set against a non-descript, grey-coloured background; unsigned. Alexander Pope was a student at the Royal Dublin Society Drawing Schools.
Pope, Alexander, 1763-1835
1780
Ceiling of St Patrick's Hall, Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle (Dublin, Ireland)
History painting; a preparatory oil sketch depicting the proposed design for the ceiling of St. Patrick’s Hall at Dublin Castle; commissioned by George Nugent Temple Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham; the works carried out at Dublin Castle by Vincenzo Waldré between 1788 and 1802. In the central panel, George III is flanked by Britannia and Justice on his right, Hibernia and Liberty on his left, and Victory (or Fortuna) and Minerva before him; the upper panel depicts St. Patrick lighting the Paschal fire on the Hill of Slane; the lower panel portrays Henry II receiving the submission of the Irish Chiefs; unsigned.
Valdrè, Vincenzo, 1740-1814
1787
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RDS_art collection_1_Valdre_St Patrick's Hall Henry II.jpg
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RDS_art collection_1_Valdre_St Patrick's Hall St Patrick.jpg
Portrait of The Hon. William Evelyn Wylie, K.C. (1881–1964), Irish barrister, legal advisor to Dublin Castle, judge of the High Court in Ireland, President of the Royal Dublin Society (1938-41), Vice-President of the Royal Dublin Society (1926-64), Executive Committee Chairman (1936-59). The subject depicted half-length, directed right, gazing front; seated in a brown leather armchair, with folded arms resting on a leather-top, mahogany writing desk upon which are an inkwell, desk blotter and an oak stationery box (cat. no. RDS.538); wearing a grey suit, white shirt and maroon tie; in the background, a tabletop plaster model of John Henry Foley’s Statue of Edmund Burke on a wooden plinth, signed and dated lower left Leo Whelan 1944.
Whelan, Michael Leo, 1892–1956
1944
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Portrait of Charles Uniacke Townshend (1828-1907), land agent, Vice-President of the Royal Dublin Society (1893-1907), Honorary Secretary of the Royal Dublin Society (1887-93). The subject depicted three-quarter length, in three-quarter left profile, gazing front; seated in a carver armchair, his right arm resting on the drop-leaf of a writing bureau, his left hand resting on his left knee; wearing a slightly forked full beard, dark coat and white waistcoat; set against a non-descript, dark-coloured background; unsigned.
Orpen, William, Sir, 1878-1931
1905
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
History painting; the subject, Cymbeline, Act II, Scene II, Iachimo emerging from the chest in Imogen’s bedchamber, by William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Set in pre-Christian Roman England, the central plot of the play revolves around a wager by a husband on his wife’s fidelity. Iachimo depicted in left foreground, in right profile, climbing from a wooden chest in Imogen’s bedchamber, his gaze directed towards Imogen; wearing the garb of an ancient Roman citizen; in his left hand, a writing implement and blank paper. Imogen depicted in right foreground, supine and asleep on a bed; nude and partially covered by bedlinen; in the background, Imogen’s bedchamber filled with various objects, lit by the glow of a crescent moon through a single window; unsigned. James Barry was a pupil at the Royal Dublin Society Drawing Schools.
Barry, James, 1741-1806
1788
Hackett, Felix Edward, 1882–1970
Portrait of Professor Felix Edward Hackett, M.A., Ph.D. (1882–1970), Irish physicist and lecturer, Dean of the Royal College of Science, Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering, UCD, President of the Royal Dublin Society (1953-56), Vice-President of the Royal Dublin Society (1956-70), Honorary Secretary of the Royal Dublin Society (1933-53). The subject depicted bust length, directed and gazing front; moustachioed and wearing a grey three-piece suit, a white shirt and a dark-coloured tie; set against a non-descript, dark-coloured background; signed lower left Leo Whelan.
1940
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Braughall, Thomas, 1729-1803
Portrait of Thomas Braughall (1729-1803), Irish wholesale merchant, Dublin, Honorary Secretary of the Royal Dublin Society (1792-1798). The subject depicted half length, seated in right profile; holding open – with both hands and close to his face – a red-bound volume; a quizzing glass hanging on a dark-coloured ribbon at his right side; wearing a black coat, a white stock and a white chemise with ruffles; set against a non-descript, dark-coloured background; unsigned. John Comerford was a pupil at the Royal Dublin Society Drawing Schools.
Comerford, John, -1832
1798
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Selling the Show: 154 years of Promoting the Dublin Horse Show video
Dublin Horse Show
Exhibition video for the Dublin Horse Show exhibition 2022.
2022
Dublin Opinion
Lemass, Seán
Cartoons and comics
Dublin Opinion. The national humorous journal of Ireland. August 1959 depicting Taoiseach Séan Lemass at the Dublin Horse Show with caption "Chickenfeed! I didn't even need a horse!"
1959
Dublin Horse Show Annual Wrights Coal Tar Soap advertisement
Royal Dublin Society. Horse Show
Advertising
Advertisement for Wright's Coal Tar Soap, with silhouettes of two seated men facing each other. Transcription: "When you get face to face with the problem: What is the best soap to use? you will decide in favour of Wright's Coal Tar Soap 4d. per Tablet."
1904
Still image
Dublin Horse Show Annual Reducine advertisement
Advertisement for Reducine in the Dublin Horse Show Annual featuring a painting of a horse looking over a fence, 1911. Transcription: "Dublin Horse Show Annual, 1911. Reducine The great Irish remedy for lameness in horses - 10s. 6p. per tin Write for free booklet To Reducine Co., 68, South Frederick Street, Dublin, Ireland."
1911
Dublin Horse Show jumping programme 1974 for Saturday, August 10th. Irish Distillers International.
1974
Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus advertisement that appear on the 1948 Dublin Horse Show catalogue.
RDS proceedings, volume 185, March 4th to December 2nd, 1948
1948
Selling the Show: 154 years of promoting the Dublin Horse Show
Dublin Horse Show. Exhibitions
Dublin Horse Show 2022 exhibition: Selling the Show: 154 years of promoting the Dublin Horse Show explores the role that advertising and marketing have played in the successful delivery of the Show from its beginnings in 1868 to the present day through images and text drawn from the RDS archives.
Royal Dublin Society. Library
Silver
A silver presentation trophy, the tapering cylindrical body on a spreading base, with a Celtic knot decorated stem, with two Celtic knot decorated handles and a similarly decorated band at the rim, the detachable cover with a finial in the form of a pig, engraved on one side THE P-B PERPETUAL CHALLENGE CUP PRESENTED TO THE ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY 1938 BY DENIS R. PACK-BERESFORD, VICE PRESIDENT, FOR THE BEST LARGE WHITE PIG, further engraved on the other side with names and dates. Made by Thomas Weir & Sons, Dublin Retailed by Thomas Weir & Sons, Dublin Denis Robert Pack-Beresford O.B.E. (1864–1942), Honourable Secretary of the Royal Dublin Society (1922-34), Vice-President of the Royal Dublin Society (1934-42) and renowned Irish naturalist with a specific interest in spiders and woodlice.
Weir & Sons (Dublin, Ireland)
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Sculpture, British--19th century
Foley, John Henry, 1818-1874
1851
Stanhope, Philip Dormer, 1752-
Portrait sculpture, Irish--18th century
Portrait bust of Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773), Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1745-46) and President of the RDS for the same period; the subject modelled to proper left, wearing classical robes; on a black marble socle of quadrangular, waisted form; inscribed recto Chesterfield.
Van Nost, John, the younger, 1713-1780
1760
Landscape painting, Irish--18th century
Idyllic landscape. In the foreground, two anglers converse on the rocky outcrop of a riverbank. In the middle ground, two shepherds tend a flock of sheep. A sheer rockface that sweeps down to the left bank is linked by a weir of large rocks to a wooded copse on the right bank. In the near distance is a group of buildings, possibly ruins. In the far background, rolling hills.
Ashford, William, approximately 1746-1824
1770
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Portrait painting, Flemish
The unidentified subject depicted bust length, directed right in three-quarter profile, gazing front, bearded and slightly smiling, wearing a black doublet embellished with black silk passmenterie and pinked to expose a red chemise beneath, and a white, pleated and goffered ruff, set against a black background; unsigned.
1650
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RDS Library & Archives
Royal Dublin Society. History. 21st century
RDS Irish Forestry & Wood Awards 2002 sponsored by the Forest Service - department of Communications, Marine & Natural Resources under the National Development Plan 2000-2006. RDS recital series Spring 2002. RDS recital Autumn 2002. Ven News.
2002
Minerva, newsletters for the members of the Royal Dublin Society.
Royal Dublin Society. Membership
Minerva, newsletters for the members of the Royal Dublin Society, issue numbers 1, 2 & 3 for 2002.
Dublin Horse Show. History. 21st century
Horsemanship. Ireland. 21st century
Official programme Kerrygold Dublin Horse Show, RDS, Dublin, Ireland. Official catalogue Kerrygold Dublin Horse Show, Wednesday 7th - Sunday 11th August, 2002. Map of the premises. Index to exhibitors to horses and ponies. Simmonscourt arena events programme. List of awards.
Royal Dublin Society. Exhibitions
Art. Ireland. 21st century
RDS art student award scheme 2002 and travelling exhibition. RDS winners 2002. Taylor art award. RDS print making prize. Higgins travelling scholarship. National craft competition and travelling exhibition 2002. Application form.
Royal Dublin Society. Administration
RDS annual report 2002. Message from the President. Board of management report. Report of the committee of Agriculture & Rural Affairs. Report of the committee of Science & Technology. Report of the committee of Arts. Report of the Equestrian Committee. Report of the Committee of Industry & Commerce. Report of the Committee of General Purposes. Independent auditor's report. Accounts of the Royal Dublin Society for the Year ending December 31st, 2001. Stated general meeting Thursday 2 May, 2002. Stated general meeting Thursday 5 December, 2002.
RDS Forestry & Irish Wood awards 2001 sponsored by the Department of the Marine & Natural Resources Forest Service. RDS Youth Science & Arts Week, July 2-7, 2001. RDS Spring & Autumn recital series. Ven News Irish International Convention & Exhibition Centre, November 2001.
2001
Minerva, newsletter for members of The Royal Dublin Society, numbers 01, 02, 03 for 2001.
Catalogue of the Kerrygold Dublin Horse Show, RDS, Dublin, Ireland, Wednesday 8th - Sunday 12th August 2001 . Map of the premises. Official programme. Prize schedule. Main arena programme. Simmonscourt arena events. Results and awards.
RDS National crafts competition and travelling exhibition 2201. Catalogue. RDS art student award scheme. Taylor art award. RDS printmaking prize. RDS winners.
Stated general meeting Thursday, 6th December, 2001. RDS annual report. Message from the President. Board of management report. Report of the committee of Agriculture & Rural Affairs. Report of the committee of Science & Technology. Report of the committee of Arts. Report of the Equestrian Committee. Report of the Committee of Industry & Commerce. Report of the Committee of General Purposes. Independent auditor's report. Accounts of the Royal Dublin Society for the Year ending December 31st, 2001. Membership. Bequest. Commercial events.
Portrait of Elisabeth, Empress of Austria, on Domino, an Irish Hunter
Elisabeth, Empress, consort of Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, 1837-1898
Equestrian portraits, European
Princess Elisabeth (1837-1898), empress consort (1854-1898) of Franz Joseph, emperor of Austria (1848–1916) and king of Hungary (1867–1916), The subject depicted seated on an Irish hunter named Domino, in side-saddle; wearing a dark riding habit, white collar and cuffs and a black riding hat, holding a fan in her proper right hand, on a riding path in a landscape with trees to the right of the composition. Provenance: Presented to the Society by the Ward Union Hunt in 2012.
Richter, Edouard Frédéric Wilhelm, 1844-1913
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Hutton, Mary A. (Mary Ann), 1862-1953
Portrait of Dr. Mary Ann Hutton (1862-1953), Gaelic scholar and the first woman elected to the Royal Dublin Society Council in 1929. The subject depicted bust length, in three-quarter profile, directed right; wearing a fitted, light-brown coloured jacket with shawl lapel, white chemise and a gold chain around her neck, her fair hair in a hair bun; set against a non-descript, light brown-coloured background. Signed and dated lower right M R Rothwell 1889.
Rothwell, Marguerita Rosalie, (active 1881–1889)
1889
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Portrait painting, Irish -- 20th century
Curran, C. P.
Constantine Peter Curran, elected to the RDS Council in 1943, Vice-President 1971-72, active promoter of the Society’s arts and music programmes. The subject depicted bust length, in frontal profile, bespectacled and wearing a dark three-piece suit with white shirt and dark blue tie, against an obscure, dark background.
Purser, Sarah, 1848-1943
Ca.1940
Agriculture. Ireland. 21st century
Royal Dublin Society. Spring Show
RDS National sheep classes association with National Sheep Breeders Association at Tullamore Livestock Saturday 27th, May, 2000. Judging programme. Index of exhibitors. RDS Spring Cattle Show 2000. Prize schedule. Saturday, 6th May. Goff sales paddock, Kill, Co. Kildare. Index of exhibitors.
RDS proceedings, volume 237, May-December, 2000
2000
RDS Ven News, June 2000. RDS Ven News, November 2000.
RDS newsletter Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter 2000.
Dublin Horse Show. History. 20th century
Kerrygold Horse Show Official Catalogue 2000. RDS, Dublin, Ireland, Wednesday 9th - Sunday 13th August. Index to exhibitors of horses, ponies and donkeys. Index to standholders. Official programme. A reflection on the origins of the Irish Horse Show by Hugh Leonard. Main arena programme. Simmonscourt showjumping events programme. List of awards.
Art. Ireland. 21th century
RDS Crafts Competition & National Travelling Exhibition 2000. Entry form. RDS winners. Cavan County Museum invitation to the RDS winners 2000 exhibition. Taylor Art award prize winners. Henry Higgins travelling scholarship winner. Printmaking prize winners. Catalogue of RDS Art student award exhibitors. RDS Art student award and travelling exhibition 2001 entry form.
Annual report 2000. Message from the President. Accounts year ending 31 December, 2000. Report of the committee of Agriculture & Rural Affairs. Report of the committee of Science & Technology. Report of the committee of Arts. Report of the Equestrian Committee. Report of the Committee of Industry & Commerce. Report of the Committee of General Purposes.
Royal Dublin Society. Sheep Show
Agriculture. Ireland. 20th century
RDS National sheep classes in association with National Sheep Breeders Association at Tullamore Mart, Saturday 12 June, 1999.
RDS proceedings, volume 236, May-December, 1999
1999
Royal Dublin Society. History. 20th century
Science. Ireland. Congresses
RDS Ven News. 12th World Meath Congress. Bord Bía, Ireland, 1999. Spotlight: RDS Catering Department. RDS A venue for all reasons. The New RDS Conference Centre. Events list. RDS Recital Programme Autumn 1999 - An RDS Arts Foundation initiative. Science Education in crisis: a Royal Dublin Society seminar on the public benefits of contemporary education. Proceedings edited by Carol Power. Wednesday, 1st December, 1999, in association with Esat Telecom.
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Esat Telecom
Power, Carol
Bord Bia
Newsletter Spring/Summer 1999. Message from the RDS President. Membership activities. RDS members questionnaire.
Horsemanship. Ireland. 20th century
The Kerrygold Horse Show 1999, 4 - 8 August. Official catalogue. Index to exhibitors of horses, ponies and donkeys. Index to standholders. Official programme. Simmonscourt showjumping events programme. List of awards.
Art. Ireland. 20th century
Taylor Art Competition 1999. Art awards. Exhibition of works at the Kerrygold Horse Show 1999. Main sponsor EBS Building Society. Categories. Catalogue of winners.
EBS Building Society
The proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society for the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety Nine (1999). Minutes of the Stated General Meeting of the Royal Dublin Society May - December 1999. Annual report 1999 submitted to the Stated General Meeting on 4 May, 2000 Message from the president. Board of Management report. Accounts of the Royal Dublin Society for year ended December 31st, 1999. Report of the Committee of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Agricultural awards and events. Report of the Committee of Science and Technology. Science awards and events. Report of the Committee of Arts. Art awards and events. Report of the Equestrian Committee. Equestrian awards and events. Report of the Committee of Industry & Commerce. Awards and events. Report of the Committee of General Purposes. List of commercial events.
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Ireland. Agriculture. 20th century
Golden Sheers. 1998 World and All Ireland Sheep Shearing Championship. RDS National Sheep Classes at Golden Shears World Sheep Shearing Championships 1998, 5-7 June, Gorey RFC, Wexford.
RDS proceedings, volume 235, May-December, 1998
1998
Erne, Lower Lough (Northern Ireland)
Erne, Upper Lough (Northern Ireland)
The RDS Irish Forestry Award 1998 sponsored by the Department of the Marine & Natural Resources. Instructions and conditions of entry. RDS Autumn conference. Planning for a sustainable future in rural Ireland. Tuesday 3rd November 1998, Merrion Room, RDS. Programme and booking form. Occasional papers in Irish science and technology ; number eighteen ; Went memorial lecture ; 1998. Lough Erne - past, present and future by Prof C. E. Gibson, Department of Agriculture of Northern Ireland.
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Ireland. Department of the Marine and Natural Resources
Gibson, C. E.
Northern Ireland. Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
The Kerrygold Horse Show to be held at the Royal Dublin Society, Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland, 5 - 9 August, 1998. Prize schedule. Official catalogue. Map of the premises. Index to exhibitors of horses, ponies and donkeys. Index to standholders. Official programme. The EBS Crafts competition. Main arena programme. Simmonscourt showjumping events programme. List of awards.
Arts and crafts
EBS crafts competition awards 1998. Special prizes. Information and conditions. Taylor art competition and Henry Higgins travelling scholarship. Art awards.
The proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society for the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety Eight (1998). Minutes of the Stated General Meeting of the Royal Dublin Society May - December 1998. Annual report 1998 submitted to the Stated General Meeting 6th May, 1999. Report of the Council. Board of Management report. Accounts of the Royal Dublin Society for year ended December 31st, 1998. Bequests. Report of the Committee of Agriculture. Agricultural awards and events. Report of the Committee of Science. Science awards and events. Report of the Committee of Arts. Arts awards and events. Report of the Equestrian Committee. Equestrian awards and events. Report of the Committee of Industry. Industry awards and events. Report of the Committee of General Purposes.
RDS Sheep Classes at Sheep'97. Ireland's National Sheep event Gurteen Agricultural College, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, Saturday, 24 May, 1997. Sponsored for pedigree classes AIB Bank. Sheep'97 & Major high speed wilting demonstration. Main sponsor KEPAK Group. Programme of activities. RDS Classes results.
RDS proceedings, volume 234, May-December, 1997
1997
The Kerrygold Horse Show to be held at the Royal Dublin Society, Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland, 6 - 10 August, 1997. Prize schedule. Official catalogue. Map of the premises. Index to exhibitors of horses, ponies and donkeys. Index to trade exhibitors. The EBS Crafts competition. Main arena programme. Simmonscourt showjumping events programme. International jumping programme. National results Main Arena. National results Simmonscourt. International results Main Arena. List of awards.
Taylor art competition 1997. Art awards. Instructions to candidates.
The proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society for the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-Seven (1997). Minutes of the Stated General Meeting of the Royal Dublin Society May - December 1997. Annual report 1997 submitted to the Stated General Meeting 7th May, 1998. Report of the Council. Report of the Committee of Agriculture. Agricultural awards and events. Report of the Committee of Science. Science awards and events. Report of the Committee of Arts. Arts awards and events. Report of the Equestrian Committee. Equestrian awards and events. Report of the Committee of Industry. Industry awards and events. Report of the Committee of General Purposes. Accounts of the Royal Dublin Society for year ended December 31st, 1997.
Royal Dublin Society. Livestock Show
RDS Sheep Classes at Sheep'96. Ireland's National Sheep event Mellows Agricultural College, Athenry, Co. Galway, Saturday, 25 May, 1996. Sponsored by KEPAK Group. Index to exhibitors. The RDS Irish Forestry award 1996 sponsored by the Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry. National Big Bale Silage demonstration. Programme of activities.
RDS proceedings, volume 233, May-December, 1996
1996
The Kerrygold Dublin Horse Show to be held at the Royal Dublin Society, Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland, 7 - 11 August, 1996. Prize schedule. Official catalogue. Map of the premises. Index to exhibitors of horses, ponies and donkeys. Index to trade exhibitors. The EBS Crafts competition. Main arena programme. The RDS - A place to show and a place to sell by Dermot Forde. Simmonscourt showjumping events programme. International jumping programme. List of awards.
Forde, Dermot
Taylor art competition and Henry Higgins travelling scholarship 1996. Art awards.
The proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society for the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-Six (1996). Minutes of the Stated General Meeting of the Royal Dublin Society May - December 1996. Annual report 1996 submitted to the Stated General Meeting May 1, 1997. Report of the Council. Report of the Committee of Agriculture. Agricultural awards and events. Report of the Committee of Science. Report of the Committee of Arts. Arts awards and events. Report of the Equestrian Committee. Equestrian awards and events. Report of the Committee of Industry. Industry awards and events. Report of the Committee of General Purposes. Accounts of the Royal Dublin Society for year ended December 31st, 1996.
RDS Sheep Classes at Sheep'95. Ireland's National Sheep event UCD Lyons Estate, Thursday, June 29, 1995. Sponsored by KEPAK Group. Index to exhibitors. List of awards.
RDS proceedings, volume 232, May-December, 1995
1995
The proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society for the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-Fife (1995). Minutes of the Stated General Meeting of the Royal Dublin Society May - December 1995. Annual report 1995 submitted to the Stated General Meeting May 2, 1996. Report of the Council. Report of the Committee of Agriculture. Report of the Equestrian Committee. Report of the Committee of Science. Report of the Committee of Arts. Report of the Equestrian Committee. Report of the Committee of Industry. Report of the Committee of General Purposes. Accounts of the Royal Dublin Society for year ended December 31st, 1995. List of main awards presented by The Royal Dublin Society.
National Crafts Competition (Dublin, Ireland)
The RDS 1995 Agricultural equipment awards sponsored by F.B.D. Trust Company LTD. The RDS Irish Forestry awards 1995 sponsored by the Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry-Forest Service with the support of The European Union. EBS Crafts competition 1995 RDS August 8th-12th
Ireland. Department of Agriculture and Food
FBD Trust
The Kerrygold Dublin Horse Show to be held at the Royal Dublin Society, Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland, 8 - 12 August, 1995. Prize schedule. Official catalogue. Map of the premises. Index to exhibitors of horses and ponies. Index to trade exhibitors. Arts & crafts competition. Main arena programme. Simmonscourt showjumping events programme. International jumping programme. List of awards.
Art awards. Taylor art Competition 1995. Instructions for candidates.
Environment
Conference on Agriculture and the Environment, March 9-11, 1994. Programme and booking form. Organised by The RDS and An Taisce.
RDS proceedings, volume 231, May-December, 1994
1994
Taisce
RDS National Livestock Show'94, Thursday, 9th June, 9.00 am - 6.00 pm. Prize schedule. Agricultural equipment awards sponsored by FBD Trust Company Limited. National sheep shearing championships. Macra Na Feirme National Farm task final competition. RDS Irish Forestry awards 1994. Cattle and sheep competitions. Official catalogue. Index to exhibitors. List of awards.
Ireland. Forest Service
The Kerrygold Dublin Horse Show to be held at the Royal Dublin Society, Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland, 9 - 13 August, 1994. Prize schedule. Official catalogue. Map of the premises. Index to exhibitors of horses and ponies. Index to trade exhibitors. Arts & crafts competition. Main arena programme. Simmonscourt showjumping events programme. International jumping programme. List of awards.
National Crafts Competitions (Dublin, Ireland)
EBS Crafts Competition 1994. Competition & category awards sponsored by the EBS Building Society.
The proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society for the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-Four (1994). Minutes of the Stated General Meeting of the Royal Dublin Society May - December 1994. Annual report 1994 submitted to the Stated General Meeting May 4, 1995. Report of the Council. Report of the Committee of Agriculture. Report of the Equestrian Committee. Report of the Committee of Science. Report of the Committee of Arts. Report of the Committee of General Purposes. Report of the Committee of Industry. Accounts of the Royal Dublin Society for year ended December 31st, 1994.
Royal Dublin Society. Summer Festival
Summer Festival to be held on the Society's premises, Ballsbridge, Dublin on June 4, 5, 6 & 7, 1993. 'Live stock and equestrian classes' at the Summer Festival 4 - 7 June, 1993. Prize schedule. Agricultural equipment awards sponsored by FBD Trust Company Limited. Irish Forestry awards. Inter schools showjumping programme. RDS Summer Festival & ESB Garden World 4-7 June, 1993. Livestock & equestrian catalogue. List of awards.
RDS proceedings, volume 230, May-December, 1993
1993
Forestry. Ireland
Agricultural equipment awards 1993 sponsored by F.B.D. Trust Company Ltd. The R.D.S. Irish forestry award 1993 sponsored by the Forest Service under the EU founded Forestry Operational Programme. Planning for a Sustainable Future in Rural Ireland. RDS Autumn conference Tuesday 3rd November 1998 - programme and booking form
The Kerrygold Dublin Horse Show to be held at the Royal Dublin Society, Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland on August 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 , 1993. Prize schedule. Simmonscourt showjumping events programme. Official catalogue. Map of the premises. Index to exhibitors of horses and ponies. Index to trade exhibitors. International jumping programme. List of awards.
EBS Crafts Competition. Competition & category awards sponsored by the EBS building society. Art Awards Taylor Art Competition 1993.
The proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society for the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-Three (1993). Minutes of the Stated General Meeting of the Royal Dublin Society May - December 1993. Annual report 1993 submitted to the Stated General Meeting May 12, 1994. Report of the Council. Report of the Committee of Agriculture. Report of the Equestrian Committee. Report of the Committee of Science. Report of the Committee of Arts, and General Purposes. Report of the Committee of Industry. Accounts of the Royal Dublin Society for year ended December 31st, 1993.
Annual Spring Agricultural Show to be held on the Society's premises, Ballsbridge, Dublin, on May 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, 1992. Spring Show 92 & ESB Garden Festival. Index of exhibitors. Competitions running orders. List of awards.
RDS proceedings, volume 229, May-December 1992
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1992
Ireland. Electricity Supply Board
The Kerrygold Dublin Horse Show to be held at the Royal Dublin Society, Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland on July 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18, 1992. Prize schedule. Catalogue. Map of premises. Index to exhibitors of horses and ponies. Catalogue of trade stands. Simmonscourt showjumping events programme. International jumping programme. List of awards.
RDS proceedings, volume 229, May-December, 1992
EBS crafts competition. Competition & category awards sponsored by the EBS Building Society. Art awards. Taylor art competition and Henry Higgins travelling scholarship 1992.
The proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society for the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-Two (1992). Minutes of the Stated General Meeting of the Royal Dublin Society May - December 1992. Report of the Council for the year 1992 submitted to the Stated General Meeting May 20, 1993. Report of the Committee of Agriculture. Report of the Equestrian Committee. Report of the Committee of Science. Report of the Committee of Arts, and General Purposes. Report of the Committee of Industry. Report of the Library Committee. Accounts of the Royal Dublin Society for year ended December 31st, 1992.
Annual Spring Agricultural Show 1991, Wednesday May 8th to Sunday May 12th. Prize schedule. Spring Show '91. A Festival of Fun! Featuring a bigger and better Bord Na Móna Garden Festival. Map of premises. Index of Spring Show Exhibitors. Competitions running order. List of awards.
RDS proceedings, volume 228, May-December 1991
1991
Bord na Móna
The Kerrygold Dublin Horse Show to be held at the Royal Dublin Society, Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland August, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, 1991. Catalogue. Map of premises. Index to exhibitors of horses and ponies. Catalogue of trade stands. Simmonscourt showjumping events programme. International jumping programme. List of awards.
RDS proceedings, volume 228, May-December, 1991
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Art awards. EBS crafts competition. Information and conditions of entry.