Charlemont House

Charlemont House
Front of Charlemont House
General information
Type	Private house
Architectural style	Georgian
Town or city	Dublin
Country	Ireland
Coordinates	53.35421°N 6.26478°W / 53.35421; -6.26478
Current tenants	Hugh Lane Gallery
Construction started	1763
Completed	1778
Renovated	1931
Landlord	Dublin City Council
Technical details
Material	Granite, Portland stone and ruled cement
Floor count	3 over basement
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Sir William Chambers and later Horace Tennyson O'Rourke (1931-33)
Developer	James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont

Charlemont House is a mansion in Dublin, Ireland. The house was built in 1763[1] and designed by William Chambers[2] for James Caulfeild,[3] the 1st Earl of Charlemont.[4] It is a stone fronted mansion[5] on Dublin's Parnell Square. It was purchased by the government in 1870[6] and since 1933 it has housed the Hugh Lane Dublin City Gallery.[7]

In art

Charlemont House illustrated under sunlight by James Malton.

The house features in James Malton's views of Dublin where it is illustrated partially obscured from the corner of Rutland Square.

In fiction

The house is one of the locations featured in the book, The Coroner's Daughter by Andrew Hughes, which was selected as the Dublin UNESCO City of Literature One City One Book for 2023.[8]

Art collection

The earl kept an extensive art collection at the house, among them included Judas Repentant, Returning the Pieces of Silver by Rembrandt, The Lady's Last Stake and The Gate of Calais by William Hogarth as well as other lesser known paintings by Annibale Carracci, Tintoretto, Ambrogio Bergognone and Anthony van Dyck.

References

1. "1763 – Charlemont House, Parnell Square, Dublin". Archiseek - Irish Architecture. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
2. "Charlemont House, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane free admission". www.hughlane.ie. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
3. "charlemont house |". Retrieved 22 January 2019.
4. "James Caulfeild Earl of Charlemont - Irish Biography". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
5. Casey, Christine (2005). Dublin: The City Within the Grand and Royal Canals and the Circular Road with the Phoenix Park. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300109238.
6. Chambers, William; Art, Courtauld Institute of (1996). Sir William Chambers: Architect to George III. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300069402.
7. "Dublin City Gallery / The Hugh Lane Gallery". Aran Sweaters Direct. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
8. Halpin, Hayley (12 October 2022). "A mystery novel set during 1816 chosen as the 2023 One Dublin One Book". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 15 October 2022.