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Miniature of George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (London 1788-1824 Missolonghi)

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Anonymous, British School
19th cent.
Miniature of George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (London 1788-1824 Missolonghi)
19th century
Watercolor on ivory.
maximum dimensions: 4 x 3 1/4 inches (102 x 83 mm), oval
AZ091
Provenance
From the collection of J. Pierpont Morgan.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inserted at the back is a piece of vellum with the date 1823; there is also an undecipherable word written on the blue paper facing the back of the frame: "...eery."
Summary
Sitter is shown nearly full-face, against a blue background, wearing an olive green jacket with surcoat of lighter green with red lining, a large, open white collar, and loosely knotted blue-black tie.
Classification
School
Department