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Lord Byron at the Villa Diodati near Geneva

Print
1816 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Whole-length, seated on the terrace of a villa at a table with books and papers. Turned to left, looking up at the sky, holding a pen in right hand and resting left hand on a book on his lap. In the background is a lake and hillls in the distance beyond.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLord Byron at the Villa Diodati near Geneva (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured lithograph
Brief description
Whole-length portrait of Lord Byron seated on the terrace of the Villa Deodati. Lithograph by Spengler et Cie, Switzerland, 1816.
Physical description
Whole-length, seated on the terrace of a villa at a table with books and papers. Turned to left, looking up at the sky, holding a pen in right hand and resting left hand on a book on his lap. In the background is a lake and hillls in the distance beyond.
Dimensions
  • Height: 32cm
  • Width: 38.9cm
Measured by SH 09/2010.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Lith de Spengler et Cie à Lausanne Lord Byron at the Villa Deodati near Geneva 1816.' (Lettered)
  • (Lettered with verse from Childe Harold below)
Subject depicted
Literary reference<i>Childe Harold</i> by Lord Byron
Collection
Accession number
23578

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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