A Flight Barr and Barr rectangular plaque c.1825-35

A Flight Barr and Barr rectangular plaque c.1825-35, painted with The Bard, an old man with flowing grey beard and hair standing with his right arm raised, and leaning on a lyre or small harp with his left, reserved in a border of gilt and black mythical creatures and formal motifs on a white ground, the reverse titled 'The Bard: Loose his beard and hoary hair, Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air', script factory mark including the Coventry Street address, within a burr and gilt wood frame, the plaque 21.2cm x 18.3cm.

The Bard is a poem by Thomas Gray, published in 1757 and partly inspired by his discovery of Welsh harp music. It is sometimes credited as being the catalyst for the British Romantic movement.