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Portrait of Constantine Peter Curran

Title

Portrait of Constantine Peter Curran

Creator

Purser, Sarah, 1848-1943

Date

Ca.1940

Identifier

RDS_treasures_5_Purser_Con Curran.jpg

Subject

Portrait painting, Irish -- 20th century
Curran, C. P.

Description

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.

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

Painting

Coverage

Ca.1940

Original Format

Oil on canvas

Physical Dimensions

57 x 44.5 cm

Collection

RDS Art Collection

Citation

Purser, Sarah, 1848-1943, “Portrait of Constantine Peter Curran,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed December 5, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/3932.

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