Name
Sanders, George, 1774-1846 (Artist)
Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769-1830 (Artist)
Title
Portrait of George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824)
Abstract
This half-length portrait of Byron derives from George Sanders' 1807-09 portrait now in the Royal Collection, and is taken from the engraved frontispiece to "Finden's Landscape and Portrait Illustrations of Lord Byron's Life and Works" (London, 1834). The color of his waistcoat and the inside his jacket differs from the original painting.
Accession Number
2000.06.003
Subjects
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824
Format
paintings
Genre
Portraits
Origin Information
United Kingdom
Date
No date (19th century)
Physical Description
1 painting ; 11 3/4 x 10 in. (29.9 x 25.4 cm)
Note (Medium/support)
Oil on canvas mounted on composition board
Note (Ownership)
Gift of Dr. Calvin H. Plimpton and his mother Anne Hastings Plimpton, to the George A. Plimpton Collection
Note
Formerly attributed to Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830). After George Sanders (1774-1846)
Library Location
Art Properties, Columbia University
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Catalog Record
11868426
Also In
Jewels in her crown
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D87H31X1