Lord Baltimore and the Group of Legislators (from Elysium, or the State of Final Retribution)
James Barry, RA (Cork 1741 – London 1806)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1795
Materials
Etching and line engraving on paper in oak frame
Measurements
742 x 489 mm
Order this imageCollection
Ardress House, County Armagh
NT 247690.3
Summary
Etching and line engraving on paper, Lord Baltimore and the Group of Legislators (from Elysium, or the State of Final Retribution) by James Barry, RA (Cork 1741 – London 1806), 1795. One of a set of six engravings of scenes from: A Series of Etchings by James Barry, Esq. from his Original and Justly Celebrated Paintings, in the Great Room of the Society of Arts Painted, engraved and published May 1st 1795 by James Barry R.A. Professor of painting to the Royal Academy. One of the engravings is dated Feb. 28th 1793. This print is a detail from Elysium, or the State of Final Retribution which was the final part of the sequence of six of 'The Progress of Human Knowledge and Culture' in the Great Room at the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.
Makers and roles
James Barry, RA (Cork 1741 – London 1806), engraver (printmaker)