BARRY James (Cork, Ireland 1741 London 1806) - "The Diagorides Victors at Olympia. c.1791. Etching and burin. Ref: Pressly, The Life and Art of James Barry, no. 19. Proof with the letter, on strong vellum, published by the artist himself. Margins. An Olympic victor crowned with laurel at the far right, with Diagoras carried on the shoulders of his two sons, a man on a rearing horse and a man holding the reins of a chariot in the procession behind him, with steps leading to a Greek temple in the background and statues on either side of the composition, Barry's self-portrait with a palette next to him at the left. 57,5 x 97 cm. Condition A (Traces of original vertical folds, rare short marginal tears and slightly dusty verso).