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This portrait was painted in Constantinople. Watts visited the city in the winter of 1856–1857 to secure a permit in connection with an archaeological expedition and, while there, made the acquaintance of Lyons.
Title
Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons
Date
1856–1857
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 61 x W 50.5 cm
Accession number
685
Acquisition method
Given by George Frederick Watts, 1883
Work type
Painting
National Portrait Gallery, London
St Martin’s Place, London, Greater London WC2H 0HE England
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