Item #319878 James Barry : the artist as hero : [catalogue of an exhibition held at the] Tate Gallery, 9 February-20 March, 1983 / [catalogue by] William L. Pressly. James Barry.

James Barry : the artist as hero : [catalogue of an exhibition held at the] Tate Gallery, 9 February-20 March, 1983 / [catalogue by] William L. Pressly

1983, 1st edition. London: Tate Gallery. Very good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges slightly nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #319878
ISBN: 0905005090

Physical description: 167 pages: illustrations; 25 cm. Notes: "Published by order of the Trustees 1983 for the exhibition of 9 February--20 March 1983"--Title page verso. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Tate Gallery, 9 February - 20 March 1983. Includes bibliographical references (page 164). Contents: Early historical paintings 1767-1776 -- Early historical drawings -- Early portraits 1767-1776 -- Prints and propaganda 1776-1778 -- The progress of human culture -- Prints after the paintings -- Related portraits -- The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery -- Illustrations to Paradise Lost and the Bible, the 1790s -- Barry as printmaker -- Etchings and aquatints -- Late prints -- The copperplates -- Nude figure studies -- Late historical compositions -- The suffering hero: late self-portraits -- Books and manuscripts: writings on art. Subjects: Barry, James 1741-1806; Exhibitions. Barry, James; Exhibitions. Tate Gallery (London, England); Exhibitions. History in art; Exhibitions. Genre: Bibliography. Catalogue. Exhibition catalogs. Illustrated.

Price: €12.95

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