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An engraving portrays a group of men standing around a woman lying on a tomb, some men gesturing to three women walking towards a Classical temple.

An engraving portrays a group of men standing around a woman lying on a tomb. Some men cry over the body, while some men gesture across the river behind them to three women. The women are walking towards a Classical temple. Near the men on the left, a winged man holds a scythe and drops flowers to the ground.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
TL42412.9
People
James Barry, Irish (Cork 1741 - 1806 London)
Title
The Phoenix or the Resurrection of Freedom
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1776
Culture
Irish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/371266

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving and aquatint , published state
Technique
Engraving and aquatint
Dimensions
plate: 43.2 × 61.3 cm (17 × 24 1/8 in.)
sheet: 45.7 × 63.8 cm (18 × 25 1/8 in.)
frame: 59.1 × 74.3 × 2.9 cm (23 1/4 × 29 1/4 × 1 1/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Object Number
TL42412.9
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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