Portrait of James Barry (1741-1806)
ArtistAfter
William Evans
(British, 1795-1856)
Engraver
Charles Picart
(British, ca. 1780-ca. 1837)
Publisher
Cadell & Davies
(Founded in 1793 in London, England by Thomas Cadell and William Davies)
Date1809
Mediumstipple engraving
Dimensions
frame: 26 1/2 × 20 1/2 in. (67.3 × 52.1 cm)
sight: 14 3/4 × 12 7/8 in. (37.5 × 32.7 cm)
ClassificationPrint
Credit LineGift of Dr. Earle W. Newton
Object number2001.2.532
DescriptionBlack and white illustration of a man wearing a white cravat and dark suit jacket; illustration is of bust of man who is looking towards left of composition, large area of negative space around engraving
Artist signature at bottom right in small print.
James Barry was a self-taught Irish artist. The statesman Edmund Burke became his patron and sponsored his studies in France and Italy. Barry was best known for his neoclassical historical works and for his devotion to high art. A major commission was the decoration of the great room of the Society of Arts from 1777 to 1783. He was a proferssor of painting at the Royal Academy from 1782-99 but left on bad terms.
Artist signature at bottom right in small print.
James Barry was a self-taught Irish artist. The statesman Edmund Burke became his patron and sponsored his studies in France and Italy. Barry was best known for his neoclassical historical works and for his devotion to high art. A major commission was the decoration of the great room of the Society of Arts from 1777 to 1783. He was a proferssor of painting at the Royal Academy from 1782-99 but left on bad terms.
Not on view