The Diagorides Victors at Olympia (Design for the Walls of the Great Room of the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts)
James Barry · Irish, 1741-1806
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This engraving shows a crowded ancient Greek scene at Olympia, with a rider on a horse and nude athletes at the center, surrounded by a throng of onlookers, children and sculpted figures. A Doric temple and tiered stone steps rise in the background under a cloudy sky.
