![A woman in a long full-skirted white dress with small rosettes on it reclines on a chair. Standing beside her with her hand around her neck is a small child, also in white. They are both reading a book together.](/sites/default/files/styles/content_hero/public/osborne2023.16.jpg?itok=ZDHmdP0z&cache-buster=d330ed0832&coords_hash=351fbe5a7f)
Heritage Gift, 2023. National Gallery of Ireland Collection.
23 March - 1 September 2024
Hugh Lane Room | Admission free
In 2023, Walter Frederick Osborne’s full-length portrait of Mary Guinness with her daughter Margaret was presented as a heritage gift to the National Gallery of Ireland. Painted when Osborne was at the height of his powers as a portrait artist, the picture is one of his finest works. Walter Frederick Osborne: The Guinness Portrait displays the portrait alongside comparative works and associated items, such as the silk dress worn by the sitter. Admission is free.
Curator: Dr Brendan Rooney, Head Curator
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An Túr Gloine: Artists and the Collective
30 March 2024 - 12 January 2025
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Vermeer Visits
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Silent City
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17 August - 24 November 2024