Life and Art of James Barry

William Pressly reveals the degree to which Barry's view of his role shaped the character of his art and examines how his works, though rooted in traditional sources, creatively depart in both form and content from conventional academic practice. He also assesses the artist as a portrait painter, including his use of portraiture within the context of historical subjects, and as one of the few late eighteenth-century British painters to work as an original printmaker.Pressly, William L. is the author of 'Life and Art of James Barry' with ISBN 9780300024661 and ISBN 0300024665.