Ann Ronan

A magnificent archive which is the culmination of forty years dedicated collecting. Depicting personalities and historical subjects, this archive comprises colour and monotone images photographed from paintings, illustrations, engravings, etchings, adverts, collector cards, books, periodicals and other sources.

The subjects covered in the collection include history, science, communications, technology, politics, war, agriculture, social and economic development, education, health and welfare, religion, sport and transport. Ann Ronan draws on world heritage and contains a comprehensive archive of portraits depicting important figures including scientists, philosophers, military, political, royal, literary, musical and other personalities, from ancient times to the early twentieth century.