Egypt, Ancient
Drawing of an Egyptian man holding a staff and a scroll. The figure faces to the right.
Steele, Lawrence E.
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Still image
Agriculture
Tombs
A drawing depicting four scenes from the process of harvesting from the Tomb of Menna (TT69) in the Theban Necropolis, Egypt.
Drawing of House of Meryra (front view), from the tomb of Meyra, in Amarna.
Hunting in art
Hieroglyphics
Drawing
Illustration of a hunter on a boat about to spear a hippo. Boat is on the water and fish are in the water. Hippo in bottom left of illustration. Four smaller human figures surround the hunter. Hieroglyphs are on the top centre of the illustration.
Drawing divided into two long panels, depicting dogs hunting.
Drawing of instrument player and capture of bull
Two drawings, one above the other. The top drawing depicts a figure facing right playing a benet (harp) and three human figures, possibly applauding or clapping along. The bottom drawing depicts a group capturing a bull by tying its hind legs and grasping its horns and front legs.
Temples
Drawing of the Luxor Temple and the Nile River.
Drawing of man from Tomb of Khnumhotep II
Drawing of a man with a horned animal from the Tomb of Khnumhotep II in Beni Hassan, Egypt.
Drawings
Drawing of a structure on a hill. It appears that Egyptians are attacking the structure.
Drawing of men being carried home from drinking party
Drinking behavior
Drugs
Drawing of men being carried home by companions after a drinking party, from Beni Hassan tomb.
Tools
Drawing of four men holding tools including an axe and brush.
Models
Drawing of model of a small Egyptian house, depicting the interior and exterior.
Dance
Drawing of Muu dancers progressing towards the funerary priest during a funeral, from tomb of Tetiki, New Kingdom Thebes.
Drawing of a wall painting in the Tomb of Rekhmara of a Mycenaean bringing gifts to the court of Thothmes III from c. 1150 BC.
Drawing of Akhenaten being served by his wife Nefertiti. They are surrounded by patterns and smaller people.
Drawing of Nyuserre's Sun Temple in Abu Gorab
Drawing of Nyuserre's Sun Temple in Abu Gorab, which includes an obelisk, a courtyard, a gatehouse and a stairway.
Tell el-Amarna (Egypt)
Drawing of Pharoah Ay wearing with gloves given to him by Akhenaten. The scene was on wall of the hall of tomb no. 25 in the Southern group of tombs at Tell el-Amarna.
Pottery
Page from book with drawings of five pieces of Ancient Egyptian pottery.
Jewelry
A drawing depicting the processes of melting, casting and working gold, culminating in an elaborate piece of jewellery.
Drawing of ramp behind the first pylon at the Temple of Karnak, Egypt.
Drawing of 18th dynasty residence of wealthy Ancient Egyptian.
Bazaars (Markets) in art
Drawing depicting four different scenes in a Bazaar in Ancient Egypt. Drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from a chromolithograph by Lepsius.
Boats
Drawing of Egyptian ship of the expedition to Punt, from a rock-carving at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Drawing of two groups of soldiers with weapons and surrounded by hieroglyphics.
Bread in art
Drawing depicting sourdough production in Ancient Egypt. Shows each stage of the process, labelled numerically.
Drawing of Temple of Amenhotep IV wall carving
Drawing of wall carving at the Temple of Amenhotep IV at Karnak. The relief depicts Amenhotep IV and his wife Nefertiti and their two daughters offering gifts to the sun.
Egypt
Nile River
Ink drawing of the riverbank of the Nile. Vegetation is visible on the riverbank.
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Image taken from a book with the caption "The Battle with the Maritime Nations". The scene is a relief from the mortuary temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu. Pharaoh Ramesses III is shown on the right, standing over the bodies of his enemies. The relief shows Egyptian archers on the shore and in ships, while the Sea Peoples are depicted with spears and shields.
Drawing entitled "The God Tum- Lord of the Setting Sun", with hieroglyphics next to it.
Statues
Drawing of many people transporting a large statue of a man on a sledge, surrounded by hieroglyphics.
Sarcophagi
Mummies
Drawing of two sarcophagi illustrating the process of mummification and burial practices in ancient Egypt.
Still image.
Drawing of women in the palace of Amarna
Drawing of women in the Palace of Amarna, from the Tomb of Ay in Amarna, Egypt. 18th dynasty.
Drawing of women tumblers performing acts of athleticism
Exercise
Tumbling
Drawing of women tumblers performing acts of athleticism, from Beni Hassan tomb.
Engraving
Dresses
Fashion
Drawing of engraving depicting four examples of women's dress in Ancient Egypt.
Toys
Two drawings of wooden toys for children from Ancient Egypt. One drawing depicts three wooden dolls, and the other drawing depicts a man who could be moved by string and a crocodile.
Board games in art
Board games--Africa, Northeast
Contains two drawings. Drawing one depicts a scene from a Mehen board game. Drawing two depicts a scene from a game of atep.
Two drawings of the front and back of a coffer (a chest for holding valuables), with a repeated pattern including the ankh symbol along the sides.
Drawing of Ancient Egyptian woodworks and crafts, with hieroglyphs.
Mycenae (Extinct city)
Two drawings of paintings of Vaphio-type cups from Mycenae on the wall of Senmut's tomb. One is decorated with bulls and the other is decorated with a spiral pattern.
Two drawings of irrigation machines from Ancient Egypt. One includes two trees.
Sculpture
Lion
Two drawings of statue of a lion from the temple precinct at Hierakonpolis, from the end of the Old Kingdom, c. 2700-2200 BC.
Pyramids
Drawing of one side of the Great Pyramid of Giza (Gizeh) with measurements.
Drawings relating to Egyptian excavations
Archaeology
A page containing six drawings related to Egyptian excavations, such as stone carvings of people and animals.
Still Image
Design for the ceiling of the Earl of Kildare's dressing room
Castle, Richard, 1690-1751
Leinster House: A House with Three Lives
1745
Carving (Decorative arts)
Two faces carved in stone. The faces are shown at a side angle.
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Advertising
Billboard advertisement in a London street with lettering: Dublin Horse Show August 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 1935. Great International Military Jumping Contest. Edward Bohane, Director". With public transport and people going by.
Royal Dublin Society
Regent Publishing Co.
1935
Dublin Horse Show illustration which appeared in The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, September 9, 1881. It shows a drawing of the Royal Dublin Society Ballsbridge premises during the Horse Show competitions.
Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News
1881
Billboard in London showing two side by side advertisements for the Dublin Horse Show August 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12, 1939. Great International Military & Civil Horse Jumping Contests. The Greatest Outdoor Horse Show in the World. "You Mingled with the Mighty at Balls Bridge"
1939
Billboard in London displaying advertisement for Dublin Horse Show [August, 1956]
[1956]
Royal Dublin Society. Library & Archives
Billboard in London advertising The Dublin Horse Show August 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1935. Great International Military Jumping Contests. Balls Bridge, Dublin. Edward Bohane, Director.
Billboard outside Euston Station in London advertising The Dublin Horse Show, August 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1935. Great International Military Jumping Contests.
Billboard in London, Gardiners Corner, Edware Road, facing Marble Arch, displaing the official poster for the 1950 Dublin Horse Show. Designed by Olive Whitmore in colour. Showing group of grazing horses and map of Ireland. With lettering: Dublin Horse Show, August 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 1950. Great International Military and Civil Horse Jumping Contests. Special Attractions Daily. Royal Dublin Society, Ball’s Bridge, Dublin.
1950
Whitmore, Olive [designer]
Billboard in London's New Oxford Street, junction of Bloomsbury Way, Shaftesbury Avenue, and Holborn. Traffic roundabout, advertising the Dublin Horse Show, August 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 1947. Great International Military and Civil Horse Jumping Contests.
1947
Billboard in London's Coventry House, Piccadilly Circus facing all traffic. Lettering: Dublin Horse Show August 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 1948.
1948
Billboard in London's Tottenham Court Road, opposite Bedford Head Hotel, showing the official poster for the 1950 Dublin Horse Show. Designed by Olive Whitmore in colour. Showing group of grazing horses and map of Ireland. With lettering: Dublin Horse Show, August 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 1950. Great International Military and Civil Horse Jumping Contests. Special Attractions Daily. Royal Dublin Society, Ball’s Bridge, Dublin.
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1900. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "The Royal Dublin Society and its World-Famed Horse Show: The Inception and Progress of the Show" "The Export Trade in Irish Horses" "The Irish Hunts" 100pp.
Wilson, Hartnell and Co., 1890-1914
1900
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1900. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "The Royal Dublin Society and the Horse Show" "The Distribution to Horses in Ireland" "Hunting in Ireland" "Racing in Ireland" 97pp.
1901
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1902. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "A Society of which Ireland is Pardonably Proud" "Irish Polo" "The King and the Horse" "Ireland and the Turf" 96pp.
1902
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1903. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "The King and the Royal Dublin Society" "Our Vice-King as a Sportsman" "Irish Polo" "The Grand National Steeplechase" 98pp.
1903
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1904. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "Ireland and the Turf" "Polo in Ireland" "A Vision of Fair Women" 84pp.
1904
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1905. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "Ireland and the Turf" "Polo in Ireland" "A Celebrated Irish Stud Farm: Colonel W. H. Hall Walker's Kildare Establishment" 84 pp.
1905
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1906. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "Ireland and the Turf" "Polo in Ireland" "An Historic Irish Stud: Major Eustace Loder's Establishment at Eyrefield Lodge, the Curragh, Co. Kildare" 83 pp.
1906
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1907. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "Ireland and the Turf" "How was Orby Trained for the Derby" "New Picturesque Route between Dublin, the South of Ireland, London and the South of England" 83 pp.
1907
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1908. The annual contains advertisements, articles, daily programmes and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "Ireland and the Turf" "The Country House and its Needs" "An Enterprise Worthy of a Great Company" "The Sportsman's Attire" 96 pp.
1908
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1909. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "Turf versus Stock Exchange Investments" "Polo in Ireland" "Ireland and the Turf" "Specialties for the Stables" 94 pp.
1909
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1910. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "Requisites for the Country House" "Ireland and the Turf" "Specialties for Horse Show Visitors" 74 pp.
1910
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1911. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "The Forty-Fourth Horse Show of the Royal Dublin Society" "Specialities for the Stable" "Ireland and the Turf" 86 pp.
1911
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1912. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "Specialities of the Stable" "Ireland and the Turf" "Happy Holidays and Where to Spend Them" 84 pp.
1912
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1913. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "A World-Famed Show: The Inception and Progress of a Great Enterprise" "Ireland and the Turf" "Polo as a Game for Ladies" 84 pp.
1913
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1914. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "The Royal Dublin Society and its Dublin Horse Show" "Ireland and the Turf" "The Tragedy of the Tetrarch" 77 pp.
1914
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."
Dublin Horse Show Annual Wrights Coal Tar Soap advertisement
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."
Dublin Horse Show. History
Account of experiences at the Dublin Horse Show published in the Dublin Horse Show Annual , Dublin, August 20, 1900.
Wilson, Hartnell and Co.
Dublin Horse Show jumping programme 1974 for Saturday, August 10th. Irish Distillers International.
1974
Equestrianism
The digital reproduction of the Dublin Horse Show Millennium Book.
1988
Print
Postcards
Postcard from the 1904 Dublin Horse Show. Black and white photograph by Dublin photographic studio Lafayette showing a crowd of spectators watching the jumping from a stand at the Dublin Horse Show in 1904. Typed text below the photo. Transcription: "Dublin Horse Show, 1904. Spectators at the Jumping. Eason & Son, Ltd., Dublin and Belfast. Photo Lafayette"
Eason & Son
Lafayette Studio
Postcard for the 1929 Dublin Horse Show. Colour print of painting by unknown artist. Showing 2 military riders jumping the Double Bank in the International Military Jumping Competition. With Text: Dublin Horse Show, August 6, 7, 8, 9, 1929. Nations in Friendly Rivalry Over the Double Bank. Height 7 ft., Width at top 6 ft. with ditch on landing side. Pride of place in the equine world must be given to this “Annual show of a thousand horses” held amidst a setting of sylvan beauty which has made Ball’s Bridge renowned throughout the two Hemispheres. Full particulars from Edward Bohane, Director, Ball’s Bridge Dublin. Printed in the Irish Free State.
Cherry and Smallbridge Ltd, Dublin
1929
Postcard for the 1934 Dublin Horse Show. Colour print of painting by Olive Whitmore showing man holding rein of rearing horse. With Text: Dublin Horse Show, August 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 1934. International Military and Civil Jumping Competitions. For Special Railway Facilities Enquire at Your Nearest Station. Ball’s Bridge, Dublin. Edward Bohane, Director. Printed in the Irish Free State.
Browne and Nolan (Printers)
1934
Postcard for the 1938 Dublin Horse Show. Colour print of painting by Olive Whitmore. Showing hunting scene with hounds and 2 riders and horses. With Text: Dublin Horse Show, August 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 1938. Great International Military and Civil Horse Jumping Contests. For Special Travel Facilities Enquire at Your Nearest Station. Royal Dublin Society, Ball’s Bridge, Dublin
1938
Postcard for the 1946 Dublin Horse Show. Black and White print of drawing by unknown artist. Showing female side-saddle rider and horse with Pembroke Hall clocktower in the background. With Text: Dublin Horse Show, August 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1946. Special Attractions Daily. Royal Dublin Society, Ball’s Bridge, Dublin
1946
Postcard of the trotting competition at Dublin Horse Show, showing two men seated in a trotting trap with two horses in trances on track and spectators looking on, 1910. Photograph by Chancellor Photographic Studio, Dublin. Transcription: "Dublin Horse Show. Trotting. - one of the Prize Winners. Eason & Son, Ltd., Dublin and Belfast. Photo. Chancellor.
Chancellor & Son [photographer]
Postcard of the jumping competition at Dublin Horse Show, showing two male riders jumping the Stone Wall in the RDS Main Arena, 1910. Photograph by Chancellor Photographic Studio, Dublin. Transcription: "Dublin Horse Show. Jumping Competition. - The Stone Wall. Eason & Son, Ltd., Dublin and Belfast. Photo. Chancellor."
Postcard of Parade of the International Jumping Competition Dublin Horse Show c. 1935. Black and White Photograph. Showing the Army Band leading the Parade for the Nations Cup in the RDS Main Arena c. 1935. With Text: Parade International Jumping Competition. Royal Dublin Society.
Postcard for the 1926 Dublin Horse Show. Colour print of painting by Olive Whitmore. Showing 2 riders jumping the double-bank in the Inter-hunt competition at the Dublin Horse Show. With text: “The Show of a Thousand Horses” Dublin Horse Show. Inter-hunt Competition. The Double-Bank at Ball’s Bridge. Height 7 Feet, Top Width 6 Feet, Ditch (Landing Side) 4 Feet by 2 Feet Deep. August 3, 4, 5, 6th, 1926. Great International Military Jumping Competitions. (For the First Time At this Year’s Show) Apply: Edward Bohane, Director, Ball’s Bridge, Dublin. Printed in the Irish Free State.
1926
Postcard for the 1947 Dublin Horse Show. Colour print of drawing by unknown artist. Showing horse’s head with a shamrock background. With Text: Dublin Horse Show, August 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9 1947. Great International Military and Civil Horse Jumping Contests. Special Attractions Daily. Royal Dublin Society, Ball’s Bridge, Dublin.
Postcard for the 1957 Dublin Horse Show. Colour print of painting by Olive Whitmore, originally designed for the 1939 Horse Show. Showing 5 horses standing on a globe. With Text: Dublin Horse Show, August 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10, 1957. Great International Jumping Competitions. Special Attractions Daily. Royal Dublin Society, Ball’s Bridge, Dublin.
[Browne and Nolan (Printers)]
1957
Postcard of the 1979 3-time Aga Khan winning Irish ‘Dream Team’. Colour photograph. Soldier holding the Irish flag leads the Irish Dream Team of Paul Darragh (Heather Honey), Capt. Con O’Rourke (Rockbarton), James Kernan (Condy) and Eddie Macken (Boomerang) in the RDS Main Arena.
1979
Postcard form the Kerrygold Dublin Horse Show c. 1990. Colour photocollage. Showing scenes from the Horse Show with central strip with Kerrygold logo and international flags.
1990
Kerrygold Dublin Horse Show
Poster submission for the Dublin Horse Show 1962. Designed by Jerry O’Reilly in black ink on paper. Showing horse’s head above the RDS headquarters at Ballsbridge. With lettering: Dublin Horse Show, August 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 1962.
1962
O’Reilly, Jerry [designer]
Posters
Poster design for the 1939 Dublin Horse Show, depicting two chestnut hunters and riders in red hunting coats, directed right, jumping from a high bank, against a background of an obscure skyscape, inscribed 'Dublin Horse Show. August 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12. 1939'.' Signed l.l. Olive Whitmore.
Whitmore, Olive
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The official poster for the 1950 Dublin Horse Show. Designed by Olive Whitmore in colour. Showing group of grazing horses and map of Ireland. With lettering: Dublin Horse Show, August 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 1950. Great International Military and Civil Horse Jumping Contests. Special Attractions Daily. Royal Dublin Society, Ball’s Bridge, Dublin.
Alexander Thom, Dublin
The official poster for the Dublin Horse Show 1977. Designed by Violet Skinner in colour. Showing a man holding a rearing horse in the RDS showing ring with the Pembroke Hall clocktower in the background. With lettering: Dublin Horse Show, August 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7, 1977. Royal Dublin Society. Ballsbridge, Dublin.
1977
Skinner, Violet [designer]
The official poster for the Dublin Horse Show 1963. Designed by Violet Skinner in colour. Showing woman riding side-saddle in RDS showing ring with Pembroke Hall clocktower in the background. With lettering: Dublin Horse Show, August 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10, 1963. International Jumping Competitions. 1500 Horse on Show- Irish Trade Exhibition. Royal Dublin Society. Ball’s Bridge, Dublin.
1963
The official poster for the Dublin Horse Show 1978. Designed by Violet Skinner in colour. Showing a man and horse jumping the water jump from the RDS Main Arena with the Pembroke Hall clock tower and map of Ireland in the background. With lettering: Dublin Horse Show, August 8 to 12 1978. Royal Dublin Society. Ballsbridge, Dublin.
1978
The official poster for the Dublin Horse Show 1977. Designed by Violet Skinner in colour. Showing a male rider and horse jumping the bank from the RDS Main Arena with the Pembroke Hall clock tower and map of Ireland in the background. With lettering: Dublin Horse Show, August 7 to 11 1979. Royal Dublin Society. Ballsbridge, Dublin.
SKinner, Violet [designer]
The official poster for the Dublin Horse Show 1965. Designed by Violet Skinner in colour. Showing man leading a horse in RDS showing ring with the Pembroke Hall clocktower in background. With lettering: Dublin Horse Show, August 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7, 1965. International Jumping Competitions. 1500 Horse on Show- Irish Trade Exhibition. Royal Dublin Society. Ball’s Bridge, Dublin
Temple Press
1965
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