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Royal Society of Arts Murals

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Painted by the artist James Barry. They show, 'Orpheus', 'A Grecian Harvest-Home', 'Crowning the Victors at Olympia', 'Commerce or the Triumph of the Thames', 'The Distribution of Premiums in the Society of Arts' and 'Elysium or the State of Final Retribution'.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Royal Society of Arts Murals

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