Lord Byron
(1788-1824), PoetGeorge Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron
Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 37 portraits
The poet Byron was famous for his swaggering good looks and his brilliant, reckless personality. The publication of Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (1812) made him famous overnight. He was also a scathing critic and his Don Juan (1819-24) is the ultimate satire of Regency society. He lived abroad from 1816 in self-imposed exile and became an attraction for English tourists. A lifelong supporter of liberal causes, he joined the Greeks in their fight against Ottoman rule but died of fever in Missolonghi in 1824.
by François Simonau, for Joseph Bouvier, published by Adam Friedel
lithograph, published February 1825
NPG D13785
by Francis Engleheart, after William Edward West
line engraving, published 1827
NPG D7607
by Robert Graves, after James Holmes
stipple engraving, published 1828
NPG D32522
possibly by Edmond Morin
lithograph, mid 19th century
NPG D32521
by Richard James Lane, after Alfred, Count D'Orsay
lithograph, (1832)
NPG D45987
published by Henry Colburn, after Alfred, Count D'Orsay
stipple engraving, published September 1832 (May 1823)
NPG D46291
by Charles Warren, published by John Samuel Murray, after Thomas Phillips
line engraving printed on silk, published 31 January 1832
NPG D20133
by Richard James Lane, printed by Graf & Soret, published by Richard Bentley, after Alfred, Count D'Orsay
lithograph, published 2 December 1833 (May 1823)
NPG D46292
by Henry Thomas Ryall, after James Holmes
stipple engraving, published 1835
NPG D8821
by Robert Graves, after Thomas Phillips
line engraving, published 1836
NPG D32523
by Edward Francis Finden
line engraving, published 1838
NPG D2109
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, and by George Robert Lewis, after Alfred, Count D'Orsay
stipple engraving, published 1845
NPG D32525
![Lord Byron ['Byron contemplating the Coliseum (Colosseum)'], by James Tilbitts Willmore, after William Westall - NPG D32524](https://collectionimages.npg.org.uk/std/mw136420/Lord-Byron-Byron-contemplating-the-Coliseum-Colosseum.jpg)
Lord Byron ['Byron contemplating the Coliseum (Colosseum)']
by James Tilbitts Willmore, after William Westall
stipple engraving, circa 1850
NPG D32524
Three wax impressions from an intaglio ring (Lord Byron)
by Unknown artist
three wax seal impressions on paper, 1915 (before 1824)
NPG D36105
issued by Sarony & Co, after Thomas Phillips, after Unknown artist
gravure cigarette card, 1923 (circa 1835, based on a work of 1813)
NPG D48920
by Charles Turner, published by Colnaghi, Son & Co, after William Edward West
mezzotint, published 5 November 1826
NPG D19345
by Samuel Freeman, published by Henry Colburn, after Marianne Leigh Hunt
stipple engraving, 1828
NPG D19658
Related People
- Anne Isabella, Lady Byron (wife)
- Frederick George Byron (uncle)
- John Byron (grandfather)
- Ralph Gordon Noel King Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace (grandson)
- Augusta (Ada) King (née Byron), Countess of Lovelace (daughter)
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