The engraving shows 2 panels, one containing King George and the other Queen Charlotte. Barry wanted these to replace the portraits of Lord Romney and Lord Folkestone in the Great Room. Barry wanted the panel showing King George to be stationed between the Great Room paintings of 'Orpheus' and 'Grecian Harvest Home', while the picture of Queen Charlotte he wanted to be sited opposite, between 'The Thames' and 'The Distribution of the Premiums'. Barry was never permitted to replace the existing portraits of Lords Romney and Folkestone. \nAlthough the engraving shows a plublication date of 1 May 1791 the first publication did not actually occur until 1792.
The engraving shows 2 panels, one containing King George and the other Queen Charlotte. Barry wanted these to replace the portraits of Lord Romney and Lord Folkestone in the Great Room. Barry wanted the panel showing King George to be stationed between the Great Room paintings of 'Orpheus' and 'Grecian Harvest Home', while the picture of Queen Charlotte he wanted to be sited opposite, between 'The Thames' and 'The Distribution of the Premiums'. Barry was never permitted to replace the existing portraits of Lords Romney and Folkestone. \nAlthough the engraving shows a plublication date of 1 May 1791 the first publication did not actually occur until 1792.
Print of Jupiter and Juno on Mount Ida by James Barry, produced c July 1809, therefore after Barry's death. This is a detail of an original painting by Barry from c 1785 and 1805, which in turn was a revisit of an earlier painting he exhibited in 1773.
Detail of the group of scientists that Barry painted in the 'Elysium and Tartarus' painting in the Society's Great Room. The print is dated 1 May 1795 but this version has an inscription at the bottom and these were not produced until 1800.
Print of Divine Justice, a detail from the Elysium and Tartarus, painted by James barry in the Society's Great Room. It introduces several new figures that do not appear in the painting, including Scipio Africanus, a prominent Roman General.
Print of Divine Justice, a detail from the Elysium and Tartarus, painted by James barry in the Society's Great Room. It introduces several new figures that do not appear in the painting, including Scipio Africanus, a prominent Roman General.
Detail from the 'Crowning of the Victors at Olympia' by James Barry in the Society's Great Room. This shows Diagoras, a former champion, being carried on the shoulders of his two victorious sons. The print is dated 1 May 1795 but the version with the inscription at the bottom was not produced until 1800.
Detail of the group of scientists that Barry painted in the 'Elysium and Tartarus' painting in the Society's Great Room. The print is dated 1 May 1795 but this version has an inscription at the bottom and these were not produced until 1800. This particular print appears to be slightly smaller than the other versions in the archive.
Detail from the 'Crowning of the Victors at Olympia' by James Barry in the Society's Great Room. This shows Diagoras, a former champion, being carried on the shoulders of his two victorious sons. The print is dated 1 May 1795 but the version with the inscription at the bottom was not produced until 1800. This particular print appears to be slightly smaller than the others in the archive collection.
This print shows a revision of the Glorius Sextumvirate shown in James Barry's original 'Elysium and Tartarus' painted in the Society's Great Room. The print gives a date of 1 May 1795 but when first published they did not have any lettering (the Society does hold one of these prints). The version which included the inscritption was not ready until 1800. Comparison of the 1795 and 1800 versions shows the changes Barry made.
Print of Elysium and Tartarus painted by James Barry in the Society's Great Room. The print is dated 1 May 1791 but it was not actually published until 23 April 1792
Detail from the 'Crowning of the Victors at Olympia' by James Barry in the Society's Great Room. This shows Diagoras, a former champion, being carried on the shoulders of his two victorious sons. The print is dated 1 May 1795 but the version with the inscription at the bottom was not produced until 1800.
Print of Divine Justice, a detail from the Elysium and Tartarus, painted by James barry in the Society's Great Room. It introduces several new figures that do not appear in the painting, including Scipio Africanus, a prominent Roman General.
This is a revised detail of the group of legislators that James Barry painted in the 'Elysium and Tartarus' painting in the Soicety's Great Room. In this version Barry substitutes Cecilius Calvert, second Lord Baltimore for William Penn. Barry also introduced other figures, including Benjamin Franklin, into the print surrounding Pope Adrian in the upper left of the drawing.
Detail from the 'Crowning of the Victors at Olympia' by James Barry in the Society's Great Room. This shows Diagoras, a former champion, being carried on the shoulders of his two victorious sons. The print is dated 1 May 1795 but the version with the inscription at the bottom was not produced until 1800.
Detail from the 'Crowning of the Victors at Olympia' by James Barry in the Society's Great Room. This shows Diagoras, a former champion, being carried on the shoulders of his two victorious sons. The print is dated 1 May 1795 but the version with the inscription at the bottom was not produced until 1800.
This print shows a revision of the Glorius Sextumvirate shown in James Barry's original 'Elysium and Tartarus' painted in the Society's Great Room. The print gives a date of 1 May 1795 but when first published they did not have any lettering (the Society does hold one of these prints). The version which included the inscription was not ready until 1800. Comparison of the 1795 and 1800 versions shows the changes Barry made.
This is a revised detail of the group of legislators that James Barry painted in the 'Elysium and Tartarus' painting in the Soicety's Great Room. In this version Barry substitutes Cecilius Calvert, second Lord Baltimore for William Penn. Barry also introduced other figures, including Benjamin Franklin, into the print surrounding Pope Adrian in the upper left of the drawing.
Detail from the 'Crowning of the Victors at Olympia' by James Barry in the Society's Great Room. This shows Diagoras, a former champion, being carried on the shoulders of his two victorious sons. The print is dated 1 May 1795 but the version with the inscription at the bottom was not produced until 1800.
This is a revised detail of the group of legislators that James Barry painted in the 'Elysium and Tartarus' painting in the Soicety's Great Room. In this version Barry substitutes Cecilius Calvert, second Lord Baltimore for William Penn. Barry also introduced other figures, including Benjamin Franklin, into the print surrounding Pope Adrian in the upper left of the drawing.