George Gordon Byron (1788–1824), 6th Baron Byron, Poet

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This portrait of Lord Byron by Thomas Phillips depicts the renowned poet and society figure dressed in traditional Albanian costume. He wears an oriental-style, red velvet jacket and headdress, with a velvet cloak draped across his left arm. Byron bought the costume in the region of Epirus (part of modern Greece and Albania) in 1809, while on a Grand Tour across southern Europe with his great friend, the politician John Cam Hobhouse (1786–1869). Byron sat for this painting in 1813, at the age of 25, and evidently had some influence over its appearance. He was particularly sensitive to full-length representations of himself as he had suffered from a lame foot since childhood and had a noticeable limp. He also asked Phillips to repaint his nose in a more flattering fashion.

Government Art Collection

London

Title

George Gordon Byron (1788–1824), 6th Baron Byron, Poet

Date

1814

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 127 x W 102 cm

Accession number

1976

Acquisition method

purchased from the 4th Earl of Lytton, 1952

Work type

Painting

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