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Etching of two arched panels: a standing man with a scroll on the left, a seated woman with children on the right, and reclin

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His Majesty Recommending a Law (Designs for the Walls of the Great Room of the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts)

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James Barry · Irish, 1741-1806

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His Majesty Recommending a Law (Designs for the Walls of the Great Room of the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts), James Barry, Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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This etching shows two arched panels framed by ornate Gothic-style architecture, with a standing male figure holding a scroll in the left panel and a seated woman with children in a domestic scene in the right panel. Reclining lions occupy the foreground, and an inscribed text block below describes the intended composition.

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