High Society

NOT SOLD ON SWIFT

Date: March 23, 2023 - High Society

Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift


THE MOST high-profile of the items acquired by the state at the 2021 auction of the contents of Howth Castle was a full-length portrait of Jonathan Swift picked up for nearly €¼m. It turns out that the National Gallery of Ireland (NGI) wasn’t particularly bothered about getting its hands on the work. In 2018, the… Read more »

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