Jan Lievensz, Head of an Old Man, c.1629, Oil on wood panel, 91 x 80.6 x 8.7 cm, National Gallery of Ireland Collection, Elephant bird egg (Aepyornis maximus), from Madagascar. Purchased from Mr Peter D.G. Read, Derryvale House, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary; Madagascar (1975) Collection National Museum of Ireland – Natural History, Photograph © National Gallery of Ireland and National Museum of Ireland. Denis Mortell Photography