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| Russborough House with Palladian wings (1741-55) built for Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown. Ireland. Architect: Richard Castle. | Palladian architecture of Russborough House restored as home of Sir Alfred & Lady Beit as their art gallery. Ireland. | Entrance stairs of Russborough House. Ireland. | Exterior gallery with sculpture collection at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Sculpture at Russborough House. Ireland. | Russborough House. Ireland. | Russborough House. Ireland. | Garden archway at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Archway cupola with wind vane & sundial at Russborough House. Ireland. | Countryside view from Russborough House. Ireland. | Countryside view from Russborough House. Ireland. | Modern sculpture garden at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Maze & playground at Russborough House. Ireland. | OPW sign at Russborough House. Ireland. | Mad Hatter tea party display for special event at Russborough House. Ireland. | Carrousels for special event at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Dining room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Dining room fireplace at Russborough House. Ireland. | Dining room table service at Russborough House. Ireland. | Grey marble fireplace prob. by Richard Castle in dining room at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Dining room silver & glassware at Russborough House. Ireland. | Dining room silver serving dish at Russborough House. Ireland. | Dining room place setting with Sevres plates at Russborough House. Ireland. | Condiment silver dish in dining room at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Dining room chair at Russborough House. Ireland. | Dining room chair at Russborough House. Ireland. | French tapestry in dining room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Dining room side table supported by eagle at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Portrait of Mrs. Laura Beit by Graf Leopold von Kalkreuth in dining room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Antique mirror in dining room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Decorated baroque stucco ceiling prob. by plasterer known as St Peter's Stuccodore in dining room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Detail of decorated baroque stucco ceiling prob. by plasterer known as St Peter's Stuccodore in dining room at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Detail of decorated baroque stucco ceiling prob. by plasterer known as St Peter's Stuccodore in dining room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Black Kilkenny marble fireplace below Blackbuck painting in entrance hall by Richard Castle at Russborough House. Ireland. | Indian Blackbuck with Pointers & Still Life painting 1745 by Jean Baptiste Oudry at Russborough House. Ireland. | Bust of turbaned moor in round niche above door in entrance hall at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Bust of Caesar Augustus in round niche above door in entrance hall at Russborough House. Ireland. | Bust of Roman emperor Trajan in round niche above door in entrance hall at Russborough House. Ireland. | Sea scene painting (c early 1700s) by Alessandro Magnasco at Russborough House. Ireland. | Sea scene painting (c early 1700s) by Alessandro Magnasco at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Stone inlaid scagliola table top from Florence at Russborough House. Ireland. | Door with pediment in entrance hall at Russborough House. Ireland. | Mirror with candle sconces in entrance hall at Russborough House. Ireland. | Table supported on bronze serpents wrapped around cattails at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Crystal chandelier (c1820) by Perry of London in entrance hall at Russborough House. Ireland. | Compartmented ceiling in entrance hall designed by Richard Castle at Russborough House. Ireland. | Neo-Grecian ceiling designs in entrance hall at Russborough House. Ireland. | Plaster work decoration above entrance hall niche at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Louis XV giltwood armchair with Lyon silk material at Russborough House. Ireland. | Drawing room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Decorated baroque stucco drawing room prob. by plasterer known as St Peter's Stuccodore at Russborough House. Ireland. | Grey marble Doric-style drawing room fireplace at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Inlaid fire screen to make sitting before an open fire more comfortable at Russborough House. Ireland. | Seascape in morning light (1751) by Claude Joseph Vernet in drawing room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Vernet Seascape (1751) in drawing room stucco surround original to Russborough House. Ireland. | One of four original Vernet seascape paintings showing light at different times of day commissioned (1751) for Russborough House within stucco setting. Ireland. |
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| Seascape in storm clouds (1751) by Claude Joseph Vernet in drawing room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Seascape at sunset (1751) by Claude Joseph Vernet in drawing room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Seascape in moonlight (1751) by Claude Joseph Vernet in drawing room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Triumph of David over Goliath painting copy of original by Guercino at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Silver tea service on pedestal table in drawing room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Horizontal cylindrical dial clock in shape of urn wrapped with snakes at Russborough House. Ireland. | Marble table with candlesticks in drawing room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Drawing room stucco decorated ceiling at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Drawing room stucco decorated ceiling at Russborough House. Ireland. | Portrait of Sir Alfred & Lady Beit by Derek Hill at Russborough House. Ireland. | English State Bed (1794) by Wilson of Strand of London in tapestry room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Pair of carved cherubs on English State Bed (1794) in tapestry room at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Vaulted ceiling in style of Richard Castle in tapestry room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Detail of end piece of vaulted ceiling in style of Richard Castle in tapestry room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Fireplace by Thomas Carter the Younger of London in tapestry room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Candelabra in form of figure holding cornucopia in tapestry room at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Portrait of a lady (1735) by Alexis-Simon Belle at Russborough House. Ireland. | Tapestry with Oriental scenes in tapestry room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Detail of tapestry with Oriental scenes in tapestry room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Sofa in tapestry room at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Collection of portraits in music room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Two grand pianos in music room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Art deco music stand with inlaid pianist by Robert Lutyens in music room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Art deco music stand with inlaid cellist by Robert Lutyens in music room at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Glass candle stick with crystals in music room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Wall clock made in Paris in music room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Music room sculpted ceiling by Lafranchini Brothers at Russborough House. Ireland. | Music room sculpted ceiling edges by Lafranchini Brothers at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Painting of country scene in music room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Painting of town scene in music room at Russborough House. Ireland. | Forest painting by Thomas Gainsborough at Russborough House. Ireland. | Painting of dancing woman in dress with blue ribbons at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| The Concert painting (17thC) by D. Teniers at Russborough House. Ireland. | Titania, Puck & the Changeling painting (18thC) by George Romney at Russborough House. Ireland. | Portrait of Thomas Conolly, MP by Sir Joshua Reynolds at Russborough House. Ireland. | The saloon at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Judgment of Paris by Peter Paul Rubens over fireplace by Thomas Carter the Younger of London in the saloon at Russborough House. Ireland. | Fireplace by Thomas Carter the Younger of London in the saloon at Russborough House. Ireland. | Detail of Androcles pulling thorn from lion on Fireplace by Thomas Carter the Younger of London in the saloon at Russborough House. Ireland. | Detail of Homer on Fireplace by Thomas Carter the Younger of London in the saloon at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Cranked rotary bellows at Russborough House. Ireland. | The saloon at Russborough House. Ireland. | Louis XVI furniture in the saloon at Russborough House. Ireland. | Ceiling by Lafranchini Brothers in the saloon at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Original inlaid floor in the saloon at Russborough House. Ireland. | Portrait of a Lady by P. Moreelse at Russborough House. Ireland. | Ship painting (1600s) by Willem van de Velde the Elder at Russborough House. Ireland. | Rural scene painting (1700s) by Jan van Goyen at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Library of M. Bonier de la Mosson painting (1700s) by Jacques de Joue at Russborough House. Ireland. | Library at Russborough House. Ireland. | Folding ladder in library at Russborough House. Ireland. | Library desk by William Vile at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Library fireplace & sitting area at Russborough House. Ireland. | Argand lamp on square table at Russborough House. Ireland. | Argand lamp at Russborough House. Ireland. | Radio & record player cabinet in library at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Portrait of Princess de Lambelle by Antoine Vestier at Russborough House. Ireland. | Portrait of young woman (1936) by André Derain at Russborough House. Ireland. | Mabell Countess of Airlie portrait by Sir John Lavery at Russborough House. Ireland. | Library shelves at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Sculpted library ceiling by Lafranchini Brothers at Russborough House. Ireland. | Sculpted stairwell walls & chandelier at Russborough House. Ireland. | Details of sculpted stairwell walls & chandelier at Russborough House. Ireland. | Oval stairwell cupola skylight at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Details of sculpted trim in oval stairwell cupola skylight at Russborough House. Ireland. | Pear shaped silver jug (1737) by Frederick Kandler of London at Russborough House. Ireland. | Silver circular waiters trays (1731 & 43) from London at Russborough House. Ireland. | Silver centerpiece bowl resting on three sea-horses (1824) by John Flaxman for Rundell, Bridge & Rundell of London at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Sea-horse detail of silver centerpiece bowl resting on three sea-horses (1824) by John Flaxman for Rundell, Bridge & Rundell of London at Russborough House. Ireland. | Silver salt cellars (1849) by John Samuel Hunt of London at Russborough House. Ireland. | Silver sugar castors (1893 & 1938) by Sheffield & Birmingham respectively at Russborough House. Ireland. | Silver cigar box commemorating Beit Bridge (1929) at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Silver swans (c1970) from London at Russborough House. Ireland. | Porcelain collection by Dresden, Meissen, & Sevres at Russborough House. Ireland. | Porcelain collection at Russborough House. Ireland. | George VI coronation visitor's chair at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Portrait of Sir Alfred & Lady Clementine Beit with Russborough House in background by Edward McGuire at Russborough House. Ireland. | Bedroom with sleigh bed at Russborough House. Ireland. | Sleigh bed at Russborough House. Ireland. | Bedroom fireplace with purple armchair at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Dressing table with harp-like legs at Russborough House. Ireland. | Bathroom with wood-encased tub at Russborough House. Ireland. | Guest bedroom at Russborough House. Ireland. | Guest bedroom with coal fireplace at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Sleigh bed with cornucopia posts at Russborough House. Ireland. | Detail of cornucopia bedpost on sleigh bed at Russborough House. Ireland. | Bedroom coal fireplace at Russborough House. Ireland. | Bedroom with canopy bed & daybed at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Wine cooler for large gatherings at Russborough House. Ireland. | Sir Alfred Beit's desk, travel trunk & other possessions in museum section of Russborough House. Ireland. | Webster Chicago wire audio recorder used by Sir Alfred Beit during (1950s) for dictation & recording house concerts at Russborough House. Ireland. | Picnic set in basket used by Beits at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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| Croquet set & ice skates used by Beits at Russborough House. Ireland. | Publicity poster for Uganda Railway, British East Africa at Russborough House. Ireland. | Sir Alfred Beit's passport (1925-6) at Russborough House. Ireland. |
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