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Lord Byron

(1788-1824), Poet

George 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.

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Lord Byron, by Richard Westall - NPG 4243

by Richard Westall
oil on canvas, 1813
NPG 4243

Lord Byron, after Richard Westall - NPG 1047

after Richard Westall
oil on canvas, early 19th century, based on a work of 1813
NPG 1047

Lord Byron, replica by Thomas Phillips - NPG 142

replica by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, circa 1835, based on a work of 1813
NPG 142

Lord Byron, by Lorenzo Bartolini - NPG 1367

by Lorenzo Bartolini
marble bust, 1822
NPG 1367

Lord Byron, after George Sanders (Saunders) - NPG x197495

after George Sanders (Saunders)
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1860s (1808-1809)
NPG x197495

Lord Byron, by Nicolas Eustache Maurin, after Richard Westall - NPG D32520

by Nicolas Eustache Maurin, after Richard Westall
lithograph, (1813)
NPG D32520

Lord Byron, by Nicolas Eustache Maurin, printed by François Le Villain, after Richard Westall - NPG D7811

by Nicolas Eustache Maurin, printed by François Le Villain, after Richard Westall
lithograph, (1813)
NPG D7811

Lord Byron, by Thomas Blood, published by James Asperne, after Richard Westall - NPG D1159

by Thomas Blood, published by James Asperne, after Richard Westall
stipple engraving, published 1814
NPG D1159

Lord Byron, by Charles Turner, published by Anthony Molteno, after Richard Westall - NPG D32519

by Charles Turner, published by Anthony Molteno, after Richard Westall
mezzotint, published 15 July 1815 (1813)
NPG D32519

Lord Byron, by Charles Turner, published by Anthony Molteno, after Richard Westall - NPG D2831

by Charles Turner, published by Anthony Molteno, after Richard Westall
mezzotint, published 15 July 1815 (1813)
NPG D2831

Lord Byron, by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after George Henry Harlow - NPG D32518

by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after George Henry Harlow
stipple engraving, published 30 January 1816
NPG D32518

Lord Byron, by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after George Henry Harlow - NPG D1158

by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after George Henry Harlow
stipple engraving, published 30 January 1816
NPG D1158

Lord Byron, by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after George Henry Harlow - NPG D15811

by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after George Henry Harlow
stipple engraving, published 30 January 1816
NPG D15811

Lord Byron, by Henry Meyer, after James Holmes - NPG D9055

by Henry Meyer, after James Holmes
stipple engraving printed in colours, 1818
NPG D9055

Lord Byron, by William Finden, after Thomas Phillips - NPG D7608

by William Finden, after Thomas Phillips
stipple engraving, 1820s-1840s (1814)
NPG D7608

Lord Byron, by Raphael Morghen, after Lorenzo Bartolini - NPG D17067

by Raphael Morghen, after Lorenzo Bartolini
line engraving, 1822
NPG D17067

Lord Byron, by Richard James Lane, published by John Mitchell, after Alfred, Count D'Orsay - NPG D45921

by Richard James Lane, published by John Mitchell, after Alfred, Count D'Orsay
lithograph, (May 1823)
NPG D45921

Lord Byron, by Thomas Woolnoth, after Thomas Charles Wageman - NPG D1161

by Thomas Woolnoth, after Thomas Charles Wageman
stipple engraving, published 1824
NPG D1161

Lord Byron, by Thomas Goff Lupton, published by William Bernard Cooke, after Thomas Phillips - NPG D18731

by Thomas Goff Lupton, published by William Bernard Cooke, after Thomas Phillips
mezzotint, published 20 November 1824 (1814)
NPG D18731

Lord Byron, by and published by Henry Meyer, after James Holmes - NPG D19968

by and published by Henry Meyer, after James Holmes
stipple engraving, published 8 November 1824
NPG D19968

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Related People

Anne Isabella, Lady Byron (wife)
Frederick George Byron (uncle)
John Byron (grandfather)
(Augusta) Ada King (née Byron), Countess of Lovelace (daughter)
Ralph Gordon Noel King Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace (grandson)

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