Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

Italian sculptor, who was born in ForlĂ­ in 1745 and died in Bologna in 1823.(1) Bas-reliefs by Acquisti of the story of Daedalus were acquired by Valentine Lawless, second Baron Cloncurry and hung over the doors of the dining room at Lyons House, Co. Kildare.(2)



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(1) Information from Riccardo Cigola, www.italycyberguide,com.
(2) J.B. Burke, Visitation of Seats and Arms (2nd ser., 1855), I, 81-2.


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Building: CO. KILDARE, LYONS
Date: ?
Nature: Bas-reliefs of the story of Daedalus over dining-room doors.
Refs: J.B. Burke, Visitation of Seats and Arms (2nd ser., 1855), I, 81-2