Armagh Robinson Library holds an impressive group of over 4,400 prints known as The Rokeby Collection.
It is one of the great art collections in Northern Ireland and was left to the Library by its founder Archbishop Richard Robinson, first Baron Rokeby of Armagh (1708-1794).
The Rokeby Collection is a rare example of an intact eighteenth-century print collection. The prints are particularly significant as the majority have not been pasted and bound into albums, as is common in other collections of the period.
The collection includes masterpieces of printmaking produced across Europe between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, including prints by Goltzius, Mellan, Nanteuil, Piranesi, and Hogarth.
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Marks, Inscriptions, Bookplates |
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Object number | Title | Periodical Title | Related people | Place | Date | Imprint | Marks, Inscriptions, Bookplates | Dimensions & Pagination | Object type | Content Description | Image |
P001809802 |
Veue Du Colisée. View of Coliseum. |
Perelle, Gabriel, Engraver (1603 - 1677); Asselijn, Jan, Artist; Nicolas Langlois, Publisher (1640 - 1703) |
Paris (France) |
17th century |
28.5 x 19.8 Print size |
Print |
Man with woman riding a donkey, walking past the ruins of the theatre of Marcellus, located on left. Buildings in the far distance. Marked '3' in lower left hand corner. |
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P001813125 |
Ruyne du Colisée. Ruin of the Coliseum. |
Perelle, Gabriel, Engraver (1603 - 1677); Asselijn, Jan, Artist; Mariette, Pierre I, Publisher (1603 - 1658) |
[s.l.] |
17th century |
22.5 x 36.6 Print size |
Print |
Ruins on the right, with man on mule and man walking going through the gate. Wide landscape on the left. Marked '4' |
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P001813133 |
Veue de da Porte Saint Paul, proche laquelle se voit une Piramide antiqiue de Marbre, qui fut autrefois le Sepulture de C. Cestius Prestre de Jupiter. |
Perelle, Gabriel, Engraver (1603 - 1677); Asselijn, Jan, Artist; Mariette, Pierre I, Publisher (1603 - 1658) |
[s.l.] |
17th century |
22.1 x 26.6 Print size |
Print |
Landscape with ruined gate, pyramid and walls on the right, people walking ont he path coming from gate. Goat herds and herd in foreground. |
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P001813230 |
Temple de la Ville adrianne. |
Perelle, Gabriel, Engraver (1603 - 1677); Asselijn, Jan, Artist; Ferdinand, P., Publisher |
Paris (France) |
17th century |
Print: Plate - 22 X 26 Print size |
Print |
Landscape with two riders on a path, riding past the ruins of a round building (vestibule of the Piazza d'Oro, villa Hadriana, Tivoli) located on a small hill, with fishermen on a river on left. |
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P001813257 |
Une fontaine proche de Lorette. a fountain near Lorette. |
Perelle, Gabriel, Engraver (1603 - 1677); Asselijn, Jan, Artist; Ferdinand, P., Publisher |
[s.l.] |
17th century |
22.2 x 26.3 Print size |
Print |
Landscape with, on the right, two men drinking from a fountain in ruins. |
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P001813265 |
Vestige de la Maison de Ciceron. View of Cicero's house. |
Perelle, Gabriel, Engraver (1603 - 1677); Asselijn, Jan, Artist; Ferdinand, P., Publisher |
[s.l.] |
17th century |
22.2 x 26.7 Print size |
Print |
Landscape with man walking on a path near the ruins of Cicero's house; in the background, shepherd leading his flock, boy walking alongside person riding a mule; small round building with cone-shaped roof. Marked '4' |
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P001813311 |
Vestige du temple de la Paix bâti par Vespasien et Tite Empereurs, et leuel Tite orna de la depouille de celuy de Salomon, et fut estimé le plus beau de Rome. |
Perelle, Gabriel, Engraver (1603 - 1677); Asselijn, Jan, Artist; Mariette, Pierre I, Publisher (1603 - 1658) |
Paris (France) |
17th century |
21.6 x 26.3 Print size |
Print |
Landscape with work men walking passed the ruins of the Templum Pacis in Rome on the left, on the right, a small fountain. Marked '1' in lower left hand corner. |
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P00181332x |
Ruyne de Sainte Croix de Jerusalem. |
Perelle, Gabriel, Engraver (1603 - 1677); Asselijn, Jan, Artist; Mariette, Pierre I, Publisher (1603 - 1658) |
[s.l.] |
17th century |
22.4 x 26.2 Print size |
Print |
Ruin on the left, two men walking on a path on the right. Marked '6' |
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P001813338 |
Vestige du Palais Major bati par Neron, a la construction duquel il depença le revenu d'un an de l'Empire, outre ce qu'il auoit proposé di employer. |
Perelle, Gabriel, Engraver (1603 - 1677); Asselijn, Jan, Artist; Mariette, Pierre I, Publisher (1603 - 1658) |
[s.l.] |
17th century |
21 x 26.1 Print size |
Print |
Landscape with three riders galoping on a path, near the ruins of the Domus Aurea. Marked: 2 |
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P001813346 |
Vestige des Arcades ou Acqueducs de Friscati (vilage proche de Rome) qui emmenoient l'eau au Palais D'auguste. |
Perelle, Gabriel, Engraver (1603 - 1677); Asselijn, Jan, Artist; Mariette, Pierre I, Publisher (1603 - 1658) |
[s.l.] |
17th century |
21.5 x 26.3 Print size |
Print |
Marked '3' |
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P001815063 |
Veue Du Tivoly avec le Temple de la Sibille Tiburtinne. View of Tivoli with the Temple of Sybil Tiburtinne. |
Perelle, Gabriel, Engraver (1603 - 1677); Asselijn, Jan, Artist; Ferdinand, P., Publisher |
[s.l.] |
17th century |
22 x 26.1 Print size |
Print |
Marked: '3' |
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P001815098 |
Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti a Raphaele Sanctio Urbinate in Vaticani Palatii xystis mira picturae elegantia expressae |
Aquila, Pietro, Engraver (+1692); Raphael, Engraver (1483 - 1520); Fantetti, Cesare, Engraver; Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de, Engraver (1627 - 1691) |
Rome (Italy) |
1674 |
Book with 52 numbered prints Number of objects |
Print |
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P001817511 |
La Grotte d' aquafarelle ou Charles Le Quint fit dresser un table. |
Perelle, Gabriel, Engraver (1603 - 1677); Asselijn, Jan, Artist; Nicolas Langlois, Publisher (1640 - 1703) |
Paris (France) |
17th century |
28.5 x 19.9 Print size |
Print |
Three people resting among the ruins of a building with vaulted ceiling, sheltering a large stone table on which one person is sitting. Marked '1' |
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P001817996 |
Jupiter wooing Danae ; Jupiter pour joüir de Danaé se changea en or |
Titian, Artist (1489 - 1576); Richer, Jean, Publisher |
Rome (Italy) |
1600 - 1630 |
Lettering: Le Titian delin. a Rome / Avec Privil. du Roy / 'Se vend a Paris par J. Richer rue / gervais lorent [sic] aux trois perles; Lettering: Jupiter pour joüir de Danaé se changea en or |
18.1 x 22.1 Print size |
Print |
Danae reclining on a bed to the right, Jupiter, as a cloud rained gold overhead. |
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P001818011 |
A bacchanale |
Vico, Enea, Engraver (1523 - 1567); Raimondi, Marcantonio, Artist (c.1475 - 1531) |
[s.l.] |
1540 - 1550 |
Lettering: AEN / Romae / AD/S/MAR |
15 x 52 cm Print plate |
Print |
A frieze depicting a bacchanale, Priapus at the far right, Bacchus in the centre, fauns to the left before a terminal figure of Silvanus |
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P001818089 |
Silenus |
Audran, Girard, Engraver (1640 - 1703); Romano, Giulio, Artist (1499 - 1546) |
[s.l.] |
1660 - 1703 |
Lettering: Iulius. Rom. / G. Au. Sc. C.P.R. |
18.7 x 24 Print size |
Print |
Silenus reclining tot the right, nude on a goat's skin, letting wine flow from a leather bag |
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P001818194 |
Mars, Venus and Cupid |
Raimondi, Marcantonio, Engraver (c.1475 - 1531) |
[s.l.] |
1508 |
Lettering: MAF / 1508 16D |
30.2 x 21.4 cm Print size |
Print |
Mars, seated on a rock, grasps Venus by the right shoulder, Cupid, to the right, is pushing her towards him, in landscape, castle tot the right |
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P001818208 |
Venus removing rose thorn from foot. |
Ravenna, Marco da, Engraver (1515 - 1527 (active)); Raphael, Artist, After - (1483 - 1520); Antonio Salamanca, Publisher (1478 - 1562) |
[s.l.] |
1515 - 1527 |
Lettering: SR |
26.8 x 17.9 Print size |
Print [pasted in bound volume] |
Venus sitting on a rock, lifting her left leg to remove a thorn from her foot, a tropical forest to the left, a city in distance to the right |
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P001818356 |
21 Plates: Tour of Paris |
Anonymous, Author |
1824 |
Print |
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P001818437 |
Veue du Grand portail de l'Eglise Cathedralle de Notre Dame de Rouen : View of the Grand entrance to the Notre Dame Cathedral in Rouen |
[s.n.], Engraver |
[s.l.] |
18th century |
Veüe du Grand portail de l'Eglise Cathédralle de Notre Dame de Roüen, dont les deux tours ont 236 pieds de haut et la piramide 380 |
45.8 x 30 cm Object size |
Print |
View on the main entrance of the Cathedral, with central court yard. Houses on either side of court yard, people walking both in yard and on street |
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P001818534 |
Male & Female & Skeleton |
Anonymous, Engraver |
Print: 35.5 X 55 Cms. Print size |
Print |
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P001818542 |
Agony of Christ |
[s.n.], Engraver |
[s.l.] |
18th century 2nd half |
58.5 x 37.5 cm Print size; 64.6 x 48 cm Object size |
Print |
Christ kneeling with arms outstretched, looking up to an angel, carrying a chalice, in the top left. Below three men asleep, on the right in the distance large group of human figures carrying speers and lanterns appear. |
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P001818704 |
View of the Choir of the Cathedral of Norwich |
John Sanders, Engraver |
London (UK) |
1782 |
Lettering: Published according to Act of Parliament, By J. Sanders Junr, No 6 Great Ormond Street, London, Jan. 1st 1782; Lettering: To the Revd The Dean & Chapter of Norwich This View of the Choir of the Cathedral is dedicated By their most obliged and most respectful humble Servant, John Sanders |
46.8 x 51.4 cm Object size |
Print |
View of the interior of a cathedral choir looking back towards the right, strong sunlight fallen on the wall to the left, whilst the other walls remain in the shadows. |
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P001818712 |
The Navy Office London |
Thomas Taylor, Publisher (1710 - 1726 (active)) |
London (UK) |
1714 |
Lettering: The Navy Office London |
42.5 x 58.5 Print size |
Print |
View of the north front of the office from the forecourt, situated on Broad Street, a few elegantly dressed figures and a man begging in foreground, the title on a ribbon supported by four putti in the sky |
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P001818739 |
A Draught of the Table at the Installation Entertainment of the Knights of the Bath of Westminster on Thursday the 17th of June 1725 ... : a plan of the Entertainment for the Supper |
The procession and ceremonies observed at the time of the Installation of the Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath |
John Pine, Engraver (1690 - 1756) |
[s.l.] |
1725 |
Lettering: A Draught of the Table at the Installation Entertainment of the Knights of the Bath Of Westminster on Thursday the 17th of June 1725 [...] : A plan of the Entertainment for the Supper |
66.8 x 46.5 cm Object size |
Print |
Table settings |
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