The Guinness Collection was assembled by the Hon. Desmond Guinness and his first wife, Mariga Guinness, in the 1960s. The core of the collection relates to architectural projects undertaken in the mid- to late-eighteenth century by various members of the FitzGerald family, Earls of Kildare and later Dukes of Leinster. Included are works by Isaac Ware, Thomas Ivory and Thomas Owen. Particularly noteworthy are the original drawings from 1745 by Richard Castle for Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin.
The drawings in the collection have now been digitised and over 170 digital images are accessible via the IAA Catalogue. Go to https://iaa-apw.adlibhosting.com/ais6/Details/archive/110000464 and use the hierarchy browser on the page to explore the collection and access the digital copies.
