The second scene of the series of prints shows a harvest festival celebrating the rustic gods; in the background, wrestling men point to the period of violence and strife that will inevitably replace this simple agrarian idyll. While such competition will produce an even richer form of civilization, suggests Barry, the mournful face of the dancer in the center also indicates a sense of loss. A number of small changes in the composition of the print include the shifting to the left of the group of dancers to allow more space for the elderly master of the feast and his wife, seen at the far right of the sheet.

from Bindman, No Cross, No Crown: Prints by James Barry from the Collection of William L. and Nancy Pressly (Notre Dame, 2016)