Charles Noble draws on recently discovered correspondence documenting changes to the fabric of Lismore Castle, Co Waterford, aided by the use of early photography
In 1844 the 6th Duke of Devonshire came to stay in Lismore Castle with Joseph Paxton, his assistant auditor and right hand man (Figs 4&11). Paxton had recommended that the castle be sold so as to reduce the duke’s enormous debt. However, the arrival of Lord George Cavendish, the duke’s supportive cousin and trustee, bolstered the duke’s misgiving so the plan was altered to sell two of his Yorkshire estates instead.
Angela Griffith reflects on the multifaceted practice of Alex Pentek, whose work ranges from the solidity of public art to the floating paper sculpture currently on view at the RhA
Christian Dupont compares two embroideries illustrating an enigmatic poem by WB Yeats from the collection of Burns Library at Boston College
Andy Sheridan’s nocturnal compositions of a city at rest joins the great tradition of the fl√¢neur, writes Ros Kavanagh