Source: Irish Art Digital Archive & Library

Source is a new online resource providing access to digitised collections held in the Irish art archives at the National Gallery of Ireland.

These archives are an important and rich body of material documenting the development and history of Irish art and artists. Featuring letters, sketchbooks, photographs, documents and publications, Source allows the public to step inside the lives of some of Ireland’s best known and most-loved artists including Daniel Maclise, Frederic William Burton, Sarah Purser and Roderic O’Conor.

These historically and culturally important archives have been catalogued, preserved and digitised to the highest standards, and are available online for the first time for visitors to access, research and enjoy.

Source has been in development since 2017, with the support of funding from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, and is free and accessible to all.

Explore these new digital collections now: www.sourcenationalgallery.ie/

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