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The guide includes works by Velázquez, Titian, Caravaggio, Poussin, Gainsborough and Rembrandt, and also highlights works from the Gallery’s prominent Irish collection by artists including Nathaniel Hone, Thomas Roberts, William Orpen, John Lavery, Paul Henry and Jack B. Yeats\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe National Gallery of Ireland, founded in 1854, is Ireland’s major national cultural institution devoted to the care and collection of fine art. The Gallery houses an impressive collection of European art together with the world’s most comprehensive survey of Irish art. 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