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Title

Portrait of Charles Uniacke Townshend

Date

Identifier

RDS_treasures_166_Orpen_Charles Uniacke Townshend.jpeg

Description

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.

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. 1905

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Oil on canvas

Physical Dimensions

142 x 114 cm

Collection:

RDS Art Collection


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Citation

Orpen, William, Sir, 1878-1931, “Portrait of Charles Uniacke Townshend,” RDS, accessed March 29, 2024, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/3976.

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RDS_treasures_166_Orpen_Charles Uniacke Townshend.jpeg