Anne Stewart selects an 18th-century pastel portrait of George, 1st Earl Macartney from the Ulster Museum Collection
The Ulster Museum holds a very fine collection of works on paper, including a small number of pastels. Due to their fragility and sensitivity to light, pastel portraits are rarely displayed yet are amongst the most arresting and intimate works to survive from the 18th century. I have chosen this portrait of George, 1st Earl Macartney as it is an early and relatively unknown image of one of the most respected diplomatic figures of his generation.
David Davidson pays tribute to Bill Doyle, Dublin-born master photographer, who in these fond studies has left an indelible record of his country