Description | 4 handwritten research volumes for the catalogue of pictures at Longford Castle and Brook Street compiled by Helen Matilda, Countess of Radnor (1846-1929) with assistance from the music scholar and critic, William Barclay Squire (1855-1927); each picture has a number as listed in the catalogue, and there may be a detailed description, photographs, provenance if known, later comments and references back to previous Radnor catalogues. The first two volumes (1-200b.) deal with pictures of general interest, while the second two (201-289) treat of the family portraits, with much family history research |