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Portrait Bust of Gregor von Feinaigle

Title

Portrait Bust of Gregor von Feinaigle

Creator

Kirk, Thomas, 1781-1845

Date

1817

Identifier

RDS_treasures_268_Kirk_Gregor von Feinaigle.jpg

Subject

Feinaigle, Gregor von, 1760-1819
Portrait sculpture
Sculpture, Irish -- 19th century
Royal Dublin Society

Description

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.

Source

RDS Treasures Collection

Rights

Copyright RDS Library & Archives. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the RDS Library & Archives.

Relation

RDS Library & Archives

Format

Sculpture

Coverage

1817

Original Format

Marble

Physical Dimensions

67 cm

Collection

RDS Art Collection

Citation

Kirk, Thomas, 1781-1845, “Portrait Bust of Gregor von Feinaigle,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed May 24, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/3860.

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