House Interior

Gallery

Bust of Minerva, The Godess of Battle

This Colossal Bust was present to Col. Lawrence by Canova the great Italian Sculptor and arrived at Lawrencetown, from Italy, during the visit, of this Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales (afterwards George the Fourth) between the years 1780 and 1790. "For over one hundred years these noble marbles have found an Asylum within the historic walls of one of the finest mansions to be met with in the West of Ireland they still occupy the room in which they were first placed and first met the eye of England's Prince (George the Fourth) they have outlived the revolutions of time, the fall of ancient dynasties, the dismemberment of mighty empires and the vicissitudes of family fortune, apart from their historic associations they stand forth this day in all their primeval and untarnished beauty, the all but living creation of the Sculptors Chisel; we have met with the Continent. In taking our leave of these priceless gems of Italian art, we can confidently commend them to the careful study of the visitor; there is an attractive beauty, and an expression of intellectual power which must ever charm and fascinate him". Transcribed from the Lawrence Family Album.

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Bust of Mars, the God of War

This Colossal Bust was presented to Col. Lawrence, by Canova, the great Italian sculptor and arrived at Lawrencetown, from Italy during the visit of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, (afterwards George the Fourth) between the years 1780 and 1790. "For over one hundred years, these noble marbles have found an Asylum, within the historic walls of one of the finest mansions to be met with, in the West of Ireland, they still occupy the room in which they were first placed and first met the eye of England's Prince (George the Fourth) they have outlived the revolutions of time, the fall of ancient dynasties, the dismemberment of mighty empires and the vicissitudes of family fortune, apart from their historic associations they stand forth this day in all their primeval and untarnished with no marbles like these, in our wanderings through the galleries of England and the Continent, in taking our leave of these priceless gems of Italian Art, we can confidently commend them to the careful study of the visitor, there is an attractive beauty and an expression of intellectual power which must ever charm and fascinate him". Transcribed from the Lawrence Family Album.

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Italian Drawing Room

This photograph shows a portion of the ceiling designed by Col. Walter Lawrence and executed by Italian artists during the last half of the last century. Transcribed from the Lawrence Family Album.

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Gothic Room - Portion of Ceiling

This ceiling is divided into panels and all round may be seen the Armorial bearings of the various families, into which the Lawrence family intermarried, during the last five hundred years. This room was occupied by his Royal Highness, afterwards George the Fourth during his visits between the years 1780 and '90. Transcribed from the Lawrence Family Album.

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Marble Fountain

A Marble fountain standing in the Aurora Hall, at Lawrencetown, County Galway, the upper Vase of this Fountain made of green Italian Marble, was presented to Col. Walter Lawrence, of Lawrencetown, County Galway, by Cardinal Albani, Rome, 1760. Transcribed from the Lawrence Family Album.

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Marble Fountain

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Aurora Hall

A Photograph from the Aurora Hall, at Lawrencetown, County Galway, showing the large Marble Fountain, and portions of the Fresco's on the front and right panels. Transcribed from the Lawrence Family Album.

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Library Ceiling - East End

A portion of the Ceiling, at the Eastern end of the Room, the work of Italian Artists, during the last half of the last century. This room is about eighty feet in length. Transcribed from the Lawrence Family Album.

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Library Ceiling - Centre

A female figure in the centre of the oval holding a book in her hand with a swan at her feet was Olivia Emily, sister of Lord Riverstone, Great grand Aunt of the present Earl of Westmeath Pallas, County Galway and great Grandmother of the present Sir Henry Grattan Bellew Bart., Mountbellew, County Galway. Transcribed from the Lawrence Family Album.

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Library Ceiling - West End

A portion of the Ceiling at the Western End of the Room, the work of Italian Artists during the last half of the last century. This room is about eighty feet in length. The ceiling of which is unsurpassed in beauty and design. The stucco, gilding and colouring are in a wonderful state of preservation. The views, landscapes and figures refer to the muses of antiquity. Transcribed from the Lawrence Family Album.

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