Painted by the artist James Barry. They show, 'Orpheus', 'A Grecian Harvest-Home', 'Crowning the Victors at Olympia', 'Commerce or the Triumph of the Thames', 'The Distribution of Premiums in the Society of Arts' and 'Elysium or the State of Final Retribution'.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Royal Society of Arts Murals
City of Westminster Site of the home of James Barry, 1741 - 1806, Irish artis...
Painter and designer. Born Calais - the family travelled frequently between France and England. Not formally a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood but he was friends with them and shared their...
Born Edinburgh. Studied law at Middle Temple in 1948 and then in 1950 returned to Edinburgh to paint. Back in London 1952-4 at the Slade School. He returned to Scotland, but in 1963 he moved to the...
Fashion designer and dress historian, who brought the history of fashion to bear on art history and the dating of paintings. She designed for the theatre and for fashion, having her own shop in the...
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