Leinster House, Dublin
published July 1792
Medium
Hand-colored aquatint in black on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Plate: 31.7 × 42.8 cm (12 1/2 × 16 7/8 in.); Sheet: 42 × 53.8 cm (16 9/16 × 21 3/16 in.)
Classification
aquatint
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
127947
Art Historical Context
**Leinster House, Dublin** is a captivating hand-colored aquint by James Malton, in July 1792 This exquisite print captures the neoclassical grandeur Leinster House, one of Dublin most iconic buildings, designed in the mid-18th century as the residence of the Duke of Leinster Malton, an English artist and architect renowned for his detailed topographic views included this work in his influential series *A Picturesque Descriptive View of the City Dublin* (1791–1797), offering visitors a window into Georgian Ireland's architectural splendor. The artwork's medium—aquaint on ivory wove paper, met...