An English couple walk arm in arm beside their son, walking backwards, and a daughter walk towards the viewer, a dog at her side
814.00.00.46
Acquired November 2024
A fanciful portrait of Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, in armor, seated on a rock holding a spear. His victory at Battle of Clontarf (1014) is said to have broken Viking control of Ireland, although Brian was killed in the battle
820.00.00.94
Acquired October 2024
A print arranged on nine steps showing the stages in life of man and woman, ascending from infancy and descending toward deathbed, with scenes of marriage and dying within roundels above, all appearing above a scene of the Last Judgement, with scenes of christening and burying within roundels immediately above.
764.00.00.82++
Acquired June 2019
“Portrait in profile of a young man who lacks hands and legs beyond the knee; full-length, sitting on a cushion before a lectern on the right, drawing a tree with a pen held against his mouth using his left elbow.”–British Museum online catalogue.
787.05.28.01
Acquired June 2017