Emily revealed

Joshua Reynolds’ painting of Emily, Duchess of Leinster, has been unveiled in Castletown House, writes John Coleman


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V isitors to Castletown House, County Kildare have an added treat to view due to the recent acquisition of a very beautiful portrait of Emily, Duchess of Leinster (1731-1814), which was painted in 1774 by one of the 18th century’s greatest portrait painters, Joshua Reynolds. While Castletown was b

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