George Gordon Byron s Life in Pictures Dr Prof

George Gordon Byron’s Life in Pictures Dr. Prof. Se-Soon Lee Chung-Ang University May 2004 1

Scanned and edited by Se-Soon Lee. 2

Portrait of Lord Byron by Richard Westall, 1813 hangs at the National Portrait Gallery, London 3

Byron in his Cambridge days 4

George Gordon Byron, 6 th Baron Byron by T. Blood, after Richard Westall stipple engraving, published 1814 5

George Gordon Byron, 6 th Baron Byron by Henry Hoppner Meyer, after George Henry Harlow, published 1816 (stipple engraving) 6

The famous profile portrait of the young Byron, 1818 7

George Gordon Byron, 6 th Baron Byron by Lorenzo Bartolini marble bust, 1822 8

A sketch of Lord Byron, 1822 9

George Gordon Byron, 6 th Baron Byron by Thomas Woolnoth, after Thomas Charles Wageman stipple engraving, published 1824 10

George Gordon Byron, 6 th Baron Byron by J. Bouvier, after Unknown artist Date: published 1825 Medium: lithograph Measurements: 15 1/4 in. x 9 in. (386 mm x 230 mm) paper size 11

George Gordon Byron, 6 th Baron Byron by Francis Engleheart, after William Edward West line engraving, published 1827 12

George Gordon Byron, 6 th Baron Byron after Alfred, Count D'Orsay stipple engraving, published 1832 13

Byron in Albanian dress, painting by Thomas Phillips, c. 1835 14

Byron in his twenties 15

Byron, about the time he entered Cambridge 16

George Gordon Byron, 6 th Baron Byron by Henry Thomas Ryall, after James Holmes stipple engraving, published 1835 17

Byron’s family and his favorites 18

George Gordon Byron, 6 th Baron Byron by Nicolas-Eustache Maurin, after Richard Westall Medium: lithograph Measurements: 15 in. x 10 7/8 in. (381 mm x 276 mm) 19

Byron’s signature 20

The Byron family coat of arms 21

Byron’s father, Captain John Byron 22

Byron’s mother, Catherine Gordon Byron 23

Byron’s grandfather, Admiral Byron 24

Byron in 1812, the year he met Annabella Milbanke 25

Annabella Milbanke, Byron’s wife 26

Byron’s lover (1812) in page’s costume: Lady Caroline Lamb 27

Byron’s confidante: Elizabeth, Lady Melbourne 28

Byron’s sister and rumored lover: Augusta Leigh 29

Byron’s lover & mother of his daughter Allegra: Claire Clairmont 30

Byron’s friend & fellow poet: Percy Shelley 31

Byron’s lover in Venice: Margarita Conti 32

Byron’s first love: Mary Chaworth 33

Byron’s last love: Contessa Teresa Guiccioli 34

Augusta Ada Byron, Byron’s daughter with Annabella Milbanke Byron, afterward became Ada Byron King, countess of Lovelace (1815 -1852). She was the first female computer programmer. 35

Ada Byron in her young days 36

Byron’s gravestone in Greece 37

The church Byron used to attend 38

The church Byron used to attend 39

Lord Byron’s gravestone 40

The gravestone of Lord Byron 41

The gravestone of Lord Byron in detail 42

(Picture by Androom, 13 Aug 1997) Although his body was refused there in July 1824, in later years Westminster Abbey allowed a memorial for the poet. 43

(Picture by Androom, 10 Aug 1997) The inscription on Lady Byron’s grave reads: Ann Isabella Noel Byron Born at Seaham In the County of Durham 17 th May 1792 died 16 th May 1860 44

Chillon Castle in Geneve inspired Byron to write his “Chillon” 45

Chillon Castle in Geneve inspired Byron to write his “Chillon” 46

Chillon Castle in Geneve inspired Byron to write his “Chillon” 47

Newstead Abbey was in fact a priory, the home of Augustinian Canons from the time of its foundation in 1163. The house is best known as the home of the Lord Byron, the famous poet, but it was sourly neglected during his time there. Fortunately, debts forced him to sell up to an old school friend who affected a complete restoration. It was given to the local council in 1931. The estate now 48 forms a public park and the house is open to the public.

Newstead Abbey is a beautiful historic house set in a landscape of gardens and parkland within the heart of Nottinghamshire. 49

Probably most famous as the home of Lord Byron, the poet, at the beginning of the 19 th century, Newstead Abbey estate was first granted to Sir John Byron following the Dissolution in 1540. Largely Victorian in appearance, this romantic manor house was created around the 12 th century Augustinian priory, with most of the building materials being quarried from the demolished church. All that survives is the beautiful 13 th 50 century west front that now enhances the house's unusual façade.

Once an Augustinian priory founded during the reign of Henry II, has 330 acres of parkland with some features dating back to monastic times. The monks’ “stew pond” is surrounded by ancient yew trees, just as it was 800 years ago. Bought and converted into a country house by the Byron family after the Dissolution of 1539, Newstead’s appearance today owes much to the work of the 4 th and 5 th Lords. 51

By 1817, the social and financial pressures forced Byron to sell Newstead Abbey to his friend Colonel Thomas Wildman. The poet did little to the park when he inherited Newstead. It was left to his successor to create the walled garden and the beautiful Garden Lake. Today, the lake feeds the stream flowing through the Jananese Garden complete with tiny stone bridges, lily ponds and temples. This exquisite creation was the work of Mary Ethel Webb, African explorer and friend of Dr. Livingstone, was keen to preserve the connections with the infamous poet. 52

Newstead Abbey, Morris, c. 1880. NEWSTEAD ABBEY. A coloured chromolithograph of the Abbey. With original page of descritive text. 7 1/2 x 5 inches. Mounted. Good condition. 53

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