 Etty felt that his approach to the work illustrated a moral warning about the pursuit of pleasure , but his approach was not entirely successful . The Bard was about a supposed curse on the House of Plantagenet placed by a Welsh bard following Edward I of England 's attempts to eradicate Welsh culture , and critics felt that Etty had somewhat misunderstood the point of Gray 's poem . Some reviewers greatly praised the piece , and in particular Etty 's technical abilities , but audiences of the time found it hard to understand the purpose of Etty 's painting , and his use of nude figures led some critics to consider the work tasteless and offensive . 
 Etty felt that his approach to the work illustrated a moral warning about the pursuit of pleasure , but his approach <a href='negative_concord' title='1'><mark>was</mark></a> <a href='negative_concord' title='2'><mark>not</mark></a>entirely successful . The Bard was about a supposed curse on the House of Plantagenet placed by a Welsh bard following Edward I of England <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>attempts to eradicate Welsh culture , and critics felt that Etty had somewhat misunderstood the point of Gray <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>poem . Some reviewers greatly praised the piece , and in particular Etty <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>technical abilities , but audiences of the time found it hard to understand the purpose of Etty <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>painting , and his use of nude figures led some critics to consider the work tasteless and offensive . 
Etty felt dat his approach to the work illustrated a moral warning about the pursuit of pleasure , but his approach ain't entirely successful . The Bard was bout a supposed curse on the housee of Plantagenet placed by a Welsh bard following Edward I of England  attempts to eradicate Welsh culture , and critics felt that Etty had somewhat misunderstood da point of Gray  poem . sum reviewers greatly praised tdapiece , and in particular Etty  technical abilities , but audiences of the time found it hard to understand the purpose of Etty  painting , and his use of nude figures led some critics to consider the work tasteless and offensive .