Egypt
Pit in ground lined with bricks, with sandy mounds behind it.
Steele, Lawrence E.
Copyright RDS Library & Archives. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the RDS Library & Archives.
Still image
Sculpture, Irish--20th century
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
Ganly, Brigid
1934
Plan and section of tomb K1 by John Garstang
Egypt, Ancient
Temples
Floor plans
Plan and section of tomb K1 in Beit Khallaf, Egypt, by John Garstang, British archaeologist.
"Section plan" of a burial tomb displaying locations of the sarcophagi and the recesses containing treasure.
Plan of ceramics and painting studio complex. Labels on the plan include "Modelling studio", "Casting studio" and "Carving and painting rooms".
Palaces
Drawing
Illustration of a house, with two rounded columns in the centre. Five human figures are wearing loincloths. The illustration also contains some jars, dishes and smaller columns. Caption at the bottom of the illustration says “House of Meryré – Side View (after L, D, iii, 93)”
Maps
Tell el-Amarna (Egypt)
Floor plan of "palace" at Tell el-Amarna. Different materials are marked in the floor plan, including brickwork, mortar bed and stone foundation.
Plan of Temple of Khonsu in the Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt. Court, Hypostyle Hall and Sanctuary are marked on the plan.
Medinet Habu Site (Egypt)
Plan of Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu, Egypt. Sections of the temple are marked including the first and second courts, the Great Hypostyle Hall and the outer walls.
Tombs
Plan of tombs and temples in Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. Pottery and trees are visible in the plan.
Columns
Plan of the house of the vizier Nakht in Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. Columns are marked and the rooms are numbered.
Detailed plan of the Karnak Temple Complex, including the Great Temple of Ammon (Amun).
Plan of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
Deir el-Bahri Site (Egypt)
Plan of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, marked with colonnades, courts and recesses.
1849
Plan of the Temple of Hathor. Dendera Temple complex.
The Temple of Edfu is an Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in Edfu, Upper Egypt. The city was known in the Hellenistic period in Koine Greek as Ἀπόλλωνος πόλις and in Latin as Apollonopolis Magna, after the chief god Horus, who was identified as Apollo under the interpretatio graeca.It is one of the best preserved shrines in Egypt. The temple was built in the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 237 and 57 BC. The inscriptions on its walls provide important information on language, myth and religion during the Hellenistic period in Egypt. In particular, the Temple's inscribed building texts "provide details [both] of its construction, and also preserve information about the mythical interpretation of this and all other temples as the Island of Creation."There are also "important scenes and inscriptions of the Sacred Drama which related the age-old conflict between Horus and Seth."They are translated by the Edfu-Project.
Plans and sections of the tomb of Hatshopsitu (KV20), also known as the Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt, marked with chambers and passages.
Tombs--Egypt
Plan and cross-sections of the tomb of Thutmose III in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt.
Still image.
Two images of plants in a garden in Egypt.
Busts
Two images of plaster cast bust of a female with a headdress.
Monuments
Pompey's Pillar (Arabic: عمود السواري, romanized: 'Amud El-Sawari) is a Roman triumphal column in Alexandria, Egypt. Despite its modern name, it was actually set up in honour of the Roman emperor Diocletian between 298–302 AD. The giant Corinthian column originally supported a colossal porphyry statue of the emperor in armour.[1] It stands at the eastern side of the temenos of the Serapeum of Alexandria, which is now in ruins. It is the only ancient monument in Alexandria that is still standing in its original location.
Dublin Horse Show
Seven photographs of boys participating in the Pony Games at the Dublin Horse Show 1977.
Royal Dublin Society
1977
The ruins of the northern side of the colonnaed hall of the Temple of Gerf Hussein, built by Ramesses II for the god Ptah. Some colossal statues of Ramesses II can still be seen leaning against the pillars.
Portrait sculpture, Irish--19th century
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
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
Blackburne, Francis, 1782-1867
Portrait sculpture, British--19th century
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
Portrait Bust of Francis Leopold McClintock
McClintock, Francis Leopold, Sir, 1819-1907
Royal Dublin Society. Drawing Schools
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
Stuart, Francis, 1902-2000
Portrait bust of Henry Francis Montgomery Stuart, Irish novelist.
FitzGibbon, Marjorie Steele, 1930-2018
1970
RDS_treasures_283_FitzGibbon_Francis Stuart.jpg
Feinaigle, Gregor von, 1760-1819
Portrait sculpture
Sculpture, Irish -- 19th century
Gregory von Feinaigle, self-styled Professor of Mnemonics and founder of the Feinaiglian Institute at Aldborough House in Dublin city. The subject modelled wearing classical robes & collared shirt, his gaze directed slightly downwards and to the right, signed T Kirk Sculpt 1817, and signed again faintly T Kirk Fect, the socle inscribed Gregory von Feinaigle.
Kirk, Thomas, 1781-1845
1817
RDS_treasures_268_Kirk_Gregor von Feinaigle.jpg
Paget, Henry William, Marquis of Anglesey, 1768-1854
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
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
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C
Sculpture
There are several famous busts associated with Cleopatra VII, including a marble bust in Berlin's Altes Museum showing her in royal Ptolemaic style, and a granite bust in Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum, discovered near her sunken palace in Alexandria. Other possible busts are in the British Museum and have been found at ancient sites in Egypt, though some recent discoveries' identifications remain debated by experts.
Cleopatra (69–30 BCE) was queen of Egypt when the Roman Empire was gradually expanding into the wealthy eastern Mediterranean. By allying herself first with the powerful Roman generals Julius Caesar (100–44 BCE) and then Mark Antony (83–30 BCE), she hoped to maintain her country’s independence and her own authority. The political alliance between Antony and Cleopatra worried Caesar’s heir, Octavian, who, in 31 BCE, defeated the couple in a sea battle. Rather than suffer the humiliation of surrender, Cleopatra and Antony killed themselves.
Griffith, Richard John, Sir, 1784-1878
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
Madden, Samuel, 1686-1765
Dublin Society
Portrait bust of the Reverend Samuel Madden D.D., one of the leading founders of the Dublin Society. The subject modelled with head inclined slightly to the right, wearing long wig, wearing clerical robes, bands and waistcoat, inscribed "Van Nost Ft." and the socle inscribed "Samuel Madden DD."
1751
RDS_treasures_261_Van Nost_Samuel Madden.jpg
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
Prior, Thomas, 1681-1751
Portrait bust of Thomas Prior, leading founder and first Secretary of the Dublin Society. The subject modelled wearing classical robes, head inclined slightly to the right, inscribed J I van Nost Ft 1760 and the socle inscribed Thomas Prior.
RDS_treasures_259_Van Nost_Thomas Prior.jpg
Portrait sculpture, Irish -- 18th century
Maple, William, 1661/71?–1762
William Maple, 1661/71?–1762, chemist, was one of the founding members of the Dublin Society. The subject modelled wearing a coat, classical robes and a chaperon, his head turned slightly towards the left, signed and dated P Cunningham AD 1763, and the socle inscribed William Maple.
Cunningham, Patrick, d.1774
1763
RDS_treasures_271_Cunningham_William Maple.jpg
Portrait drawing
A stone carving of the side profile of a person's face.
Still Image
Carving (Decorative arts)
The side profile of a person carved in stone, with textural distortion seen on the head of the figure.
A carved portrait of person's facial side profile in stone.
A side profile portrait carved in stone.
The side profile of a portrait carved into stone.
The side profile of a portrait carved in stone.
Relief (Art)
Relief carving in stone of the side profile of a person's face. The figure is wearing a headdress with horns, which could represent a deity or a pharaoh.
Relief carving in stone of the side profile of a person's face. This carving is believed to be located near the entrance of the archaeological site of Rabana-Merquly.
Relief carving in stone of the side profile of a pharaoh or other royal figure. The carving is believed to be from the tomb of Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep in Saqqara, Egypt.
Relief carving in stone of the side profile of a pharaoh or other royal figure.
Portrait painting, Dutch
Depicts a gentleman bust leangth, wearing a black doublet and a white ruff.
Ravesteyn, Jan van, approximately 1572-1657
Ca.1650
RDS_treasures_187_Ravesteyn_Gentleman with ruff.jog
RDS_treasures_187_Ravesteyn_Gentleman with ruff framed.jpg
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
RDS_treasures_10_Ravesteyn_gentleman smiling.jpg
Portrait painting, Irish--19th century
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.
Catterson Smith, Stephen, 1806–1872
RDS_treasures_13_Catterson Smith_Lady with harp.jpeg
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.
1625
RDS_treasures_11_Ravesteyn_Lady with Piccadill.jpeg
Guinness, Arthur Edward, Baron Ardilaun, 1840-1915
Portrait painting, Irish -- 20th century
Portrait painting--20th century
Portrait of Arthur Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun, the bearded and mustachioed subject depicted half length in three-quarter left profile, wearing black tie, against a black background. Signed l.r. Orpen.
Orpen, William, Sir, 1878-1931
1910
RDS_treasures_161_Orpen_Arthur Guinness Ardilaun.jpg
Giesecke, Carl Ludwig, 1761-1833
Portrait painting, Scottish -- 19th century
Charles Giesecke, Professor of Mineralogy to the Dublin Society. The subject depicted bust length, directed right, his face in three-quarter profile, wearing a brown, tall-collard coat and a white cravat, against a dark background.
Raeburn, Henry, Sir, 1756-1823
RDS_treasures_184_Raeburn_Charles Giesecke.jpg
Portrait painting, Irish--20th century
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.
1905
RDS_treasures_166_Orpen_Charles Uniacke Townshend.jpeg
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
Bohane, Edward
Portrait of Edward Bohane, Director of the Royal Dublin Society (1921-36). The subject depicted half length, directed right, in three-quarter profile, gazing front; seated in an armchair, his left arm resting on a table upon which are five books, the topmost of which is the Royal Dublin Society Bicentenary 1731-1931 Souvenir; wearing a black suit with Royal Dublin Society badge on left lapel, a white shirt and a dark-coloured tie; set against a non-descript, dark-coloured background; signed and dated lower left Leo Whelan 1934.
Whelan, Michael Leo, 1892-1956
RDS_treasures_167_Whelan_Edward Bohane.jpg
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
RDS_treasures_439_Richter_Elisabeth Empress of Austria.jpg
Portrait of Elizabeth Wriothesley, Countess of Northumberland
Portrait painting, Irish--18th century
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.
Lely, Peter, 1618-1680
Ca.1660
RDS_treasures_140_Lely_Wriothesley framed.jpg
Hackett, Felix (Edward), 1882-1970
Brandt, Muriel (Kathleen), 1909-1981
1967
RDS_treasures_155_Brandt_Felix Hackett.jpg
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.
Whelan, Michael Leo, 1892–1956
1940
RDS_treasures_168_Whelan_Felix Hackett.jpeg
Vallancey, Charles, 1721-1812
Portrait of General Charles Vallancey (Ca.1725-1812), British military surveyor, cartographer and Chief Engineer of Ireland, Vice-President of the (Royal) Dublin Society (1799-1812). The subject depicted full length, in three-quarter left profile, gazing front; seated in a carved giltwood armorial armchair with shaped oval upholstered back in a moulded frame and cabriole supports carved as dolphins on moulded supports and scrolled toes (the supports identical to those of RDS.534 The RDS President's Chair), against the left side of which two cartography portfolios are propped; his proper left arm on the armrest of the chair, his proper right arm resting on a cartograph which is spread between his lap and a table, upon which also is an inkwell and two quills; wearing a single-curl periwig, dark blue coat with high turndown collar, wide lapel and brass buttons, yellow stand-collar waistcoat, white cravat, dark breeches and highly polished black boots; set against a red curtain, pulled back to reveal the base of a classical column in the upper left of the composition. Andrew Richard Twigg was a pupil at the Royal Dublin Society Drawing Schools.
Twigg, Andrew Richard, d.1810
1810
RDS_treasures_177_Williams_Charles Vallancey.jpg
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
Stoney, George Johnstone, 1826-1911
Science
Physics
Portrait painting, Irish -- 19th century
George Johnstone Stoney, Irish Physicist, the subject depicted full length, directed forward, his 'cathedral'-style bearded face in frontal profile, seated at a table in an interior, wearing a dark suit and blue-trimmed academic robes, a watchchain in his waistcoat, the table covered with a tapestry on which are a book and inkwell, his left hand resting on some papers and a quill in his right hand, books at his feet, in the background a red velvet upholstered footstool and a door partially draped with a dark green curtain.
Jones, Thomas Alfred, Sir, 1823-1893
1883
RDS_treasures_178_Jones_George Stoney.jpg
Drawing of side-profile portrait of Hatshepsut, a female pharaoh in the Eighteenth Dynasty.
Weld, Isaac, 1774-1856
Portrait of Isaac Weld (1774–1856), Irish topographer, explorer and artist, Vice-President of the Royal Dublin Society (1849-56), Honorary Secretary of the Royal Dublin Society (1828-49). The subject depicted three-quarter length, standing, directed and gazing front; wearing a black topcoat, a white shirt with standing collar points and black cravat; in his right hand a document (possibly his Statistical Survey of the Country of Roscommon, 1832, which was commissioned by the Royal Dublin Society); in the background, a draped, scarlet curtain; indistinctly signed and dated lower left Cregan. Martin Cregan was a pupil at the Royal Dublin Society Drawing Schools.
Cregan, Martin, 1788-1870
1843
RDS_art collection_175_Cregan_Isaac Weld.jpg
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 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--18th century
Portrait painting, Irish
Bowes, John Bowes, Baron, 1690-1767
Posthumous portrait of John Bowes (1690-1767), Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland, later 1st Baron Bowes of Clonlyon, County Meath, and Lord High Chancellor of Ireland (1757-1767). The subject modelled bust length in proper right three-quarter profile, gazing front, wearing robes of office, with lace-edged bands and full-bottom wig. Alexander Pope was a pupil at the Royal Dublin Society Drawing Schools.
1783
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.
1861
RDS_treasures_170_Catterson Smith_John Henry Watson.jpg
Portrait of John Joly, Irish physicist. The subject depicted in three-quarter profile, seated and facing left, wearing spectacles, a black suit and a white pocket handkerchief, signed l.r. Leo Whelan. Posthumous, from an original owned by Professor H H Dixon
Portrait painting
Joly, John, 1857-1933
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
RDS_treasures_182_Rothwell_Mary Ann Hutton.jpg
Wingfield, Mervyn Edward, 1836–1904
Mervyn Edward Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt, landowner, politician and connoisseur. The subject depicted half length, directed forward, his full-bearded face in frontal profile, wearing formal attire with one gold shirt stud visible and with the blue sash and breast star of the Order of the Garter, a gold watchchain on his waistcoat, holding a scroll in his right hand, against a dark background.
1900
RDS_treasures_163_Purser_Mervyn Wingfield Powerscourt.jpg
Portrait painting, Irish -- 18th century
Portrait of a gentleman named Mr. Bowden, the subject modelled facing to the front with his head in right profile, his face lightly resting in his left hand, wearing a white waistcoat and red banyan, against a dark background.
Cuming, William, 1769-1852
1790
Portrait of Mrs. Margaret ‘Peg’ Woffington
Woffington, Margaret, -1760
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.
Lewis, John, fl.1750-1757
Ca.1750
RDS_treasures_27_Lewis_Woffington framed.jpg
Gahan, Muriel, 1897-1995
Muriel Françoise Gahan, founding member of the Arts Council, renowned for her role in the establishment of The Country Shop, Country Workers Ltd., the Irish Homespun Society and Country Markets Ltd. and for promoting traditional crafts in Ireland. The subject depicted bust length, directed forward, face inclined slightly to the right, wearing a peacock-blue knitted jacket and satin blouse, and a grey neck scarf pinned at the throat with an oval brooch with a white-coloured stone set in gold, against a background of a surrealist-effect blue sky with clouds.
McGuire, Edward, 1932-1986
1978
RDS_treasures_180_McGuire_Muriel Gahan.jpg
Kirwan, Richard, 1733-1812
Richard Kirwan, Irish geologist and chemist. The subject depicted full length, frontal profile, seated next to a desk in a dark interior, holding a journal in his right hand, wearing a dark coat and breeches, a black top hat and brown cloak. in the foreground the leg and the reading desktop of a wood lectern.
Hamilton, Hugh Douglas, 1740-1808
1804
RDS_treasures_174_Hamilton_Richard Kirwan.jpg
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
RDS_treasures_171_Jones_Robert Hunter.jpg
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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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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Stevenson, Walter Clegg, 1877–1931
Walter Clegg Stevenson (1877–1931), surgeon and radiologist at Dr. Steevens’ Hospital, Dublin. The subject depicted bust length, directed and gazing front; seated on a hoop-back, Windsor style chair; moustachioed and wearing a dark coloured, three-piece suit, dark blue tie and white shirt with standing wing-tip collar; set against a non-descript brown-coloured background. Signed lower right Walter Osborne.
Osborne, Walter F. (Walter Frederick), 1859-1903
1902
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Portrait of William E. Wylie as Master of the Ward Union Hounds
Wylie, William Evelyn, 1881-1964
Ward Union Hunt
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), Master of the Ward Union Hounds (1925-39). The subject depicted three-quarter length, in proper left three-quarter profile; wearing a red hunt coat, white cravat and black velvet riding helmet, a hunting horn tucked between his top two coat buttons; a cracking whip in his white-gloved proper left hand, his proper right hand ungloved; set against a rural landscape with black clouds.
1938
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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.
1944
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Portraits and hieroglyphs carved in stone
Hieroglyphics
A stone wall with a male and a female figure carved into it. The figures face each other. Hieroglyphs can also be seen carved in the wall above the figures.
Boats and boating
Nile River
Postcard of several Felluccas (wooden sailing boats) on the Nile.
Postcard of the Island of Philae, Egypt flooded due to the construction of the Aswan Low Dam.
Egypt-- Aswan Dam
The island of Philae, submerged due to the completion of the Aswan Low Dam (Assouan Dam) - 1906. The Philae temple complex (/ˈfaɪliː/; Ancient Greek: Φιλαί or Φιλή and Πιλάχ, Arabic: فيلة Egyptian Arabic: [fiːlæ], Egyptian: p3-jw-rķ' or 'pA-jw-rq; Coptic: ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕ, ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕϩ,[ Coptic pronunciation: [ˈpilɑk, ˈpilɑkh]) is an island-based temple complex in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt in Africa. Originally, the temple complex was located on Philae Island, near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile in Upper Egypt. These rapids and the surrounding area have been variously flooded since the initial construction of the Aswan Low Dam in 1902. With the construction of the modern dam in Aswan (1960–1970) a few kilometers upstream, this temple was going to face total flooding and was initially omitted from the Nubia Campaign project to rescue all temples in the area and avoid what had previously happened with the Aswan Low Dam and the Temple of Philae. However, the importance of the monumental complex, formerly known as the Pearl of the Nile, remembered for the description by Pierre Loti in his literary work Mort de Philae, led to further commitment from UNESCO member countries, which launched an international competition to save the monuments of Philae.
Drawing of six potter's marks, including a cross, a branch, and a bug or lizard.
Pottery
Three pieces of pottery. Two of the pieces are small, and one is large. They are all decorated with an elaborate design.
Seven Ancient Egyptian pottery vessels on a black cloth.
Five pieces of Ancient Egyptian pottery.
Four pieces of predynastic pottery from Naqada, Egypt. The pottery is decorated.
Photograph of excavated pottery including vases and other vessels
Multiple pots and urns in various conditions surrounded by stone walls.
Pottery vessel with wavy decoration from the New Kingdom period in Egypt.
Six Egyptian pottery vessels with a white background.
Tools, Prehistoric
Photograph of seven pieces of pre-dynastic flint.
Precessional Movement of the Pole drawing
Astronomy
Drawing with title "Processional Movement of the Pole", which includes the constellations Cassiopeia, Cygnus and Lyra.
Obelisks
Obelisk and walls in the Precinct of Amun-Re at the Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt.