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RSA/PR/AR/116/21/83
Title
Lord Baltimore and the Group of Legislators by James Barry
Date(s)
- c1793 (Creation)
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1 print
Engraving
73.7cm x 47.2 cm etching and engraving (black ink). Mounted
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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.
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C/MC/D8
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PR.AR/116/21/1 + 5 + 16 + 17 + 18 + 19 + 20 + 22 + 26 + 65 + 66 + 71 + 82 + 84
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Publisher:, ,
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see William Pressly 'James Barry the Artist as Hero', The Tate Gallery 1983, p91
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Creator Claire.Batley 05/11/2007