Sculpture of James Ussher, Dublin, Ireland

Sculpture of James Ussher, Dublin, Ireland

Sculpture

Bust

Lantern slide of a sculpture of James Ussher, Dublin. Originally labeled 'D3 92' and with title 'TCD LIBRARY.' This marble bust was created by Peter Scheemakers and resides in the Old Library of Trinity College. The person depicted is James Ussher, the Irish Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland between the years 1625 and 1656. Ussher had a reputation as a prolific scholar and his opinion was highly regarded by the King and Parliament. The sculpter, Peter Scheemakers, was comissioned to carve 14 figures for the college's library, and other busts include Francis Bacon, William Shakespheare, Homer, Plato and Aristotle

Sophie Hogan

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection: Box 08

The Discovery Programme

18th Century

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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EN

Image

Box08_088

21/04/15

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection

7648 x 7559 pixels

Lantern Slides

Country: Ireland

Town/townland: Dublin

Logainm code: http://www.logainm.ie/100002.aspx

Irish National Grid East: 0 15

Irish National Grid North: 35

position source: www.logainm.ie

Latitude: 53.343793

Longitude: -6.254572

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)