Russborough: A Great Irish House, its Families and Collections
Blessington, Co. Wicklow, Ireland: The Alfred Beit Foundation, 2014. Hardcover. Slate gray cloth, light gray and color illus. dust jacket, illus. flyleaves, 401 pp., lavishly illus. in color and BW. VG+. Item #152741
ISBN: 9780957170100
"Tells the remarkable story of one of Ireland's truly great houses. Located near Blessington in County Wicklow, Russborough was built in the 1740s by Joseph Leeson, a wealthy Dublin brewer (and later Earl of Milltown) to designs by Richard Castle. As Castle's masterpiece, it represents one of the most architecturally significant Palladian buildings in Ireland and was home to the famed Milltown collection acquired on two Grand Tours of Italy. Russborough was purchased in 1952 by Sir Alfred and Lady Beit, who filled it with their own priceless collection and placed it in trust for the Irish people. ... The work is a major contribution to the study of the Irish country house. ... All human life contributes to the story of Russborough, as told in this magisterial study of the Irish country house." (dj) A stunning presentation indeed. Scarce.
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