George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824) poet
Thomas Goff Lupton (1791 - 1873)
Thomas Phillips (1770 - 1845)
Mezzotint
published 20 November 1824
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About the work
- Location
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Country: Greece
City: Athens
Place: British Embassy
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About the artist
Thomas Phillips was born in Dudley, Warwickshire, of modest means. He took up an apprenticeship with a stained glass painter, before moving to London in 1790 to study at the Royal Academy and work in the studio of Sir Benjamin West. Phillips exhibited work at the Academy between 1794 and 1844. In 1808, he was elected a Royal Academician and, in 1825, succeeded Henry Fuseli as Professor of Painting at the Academy. Phillips was a prolific artist, as demonstrated by the 859 portraits listed in his sitters’ notebook. However, today only about 300 portraits by the artist are known to survive.
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Explore
- People
- Byron, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron
- Places
- Subjects
- poet (as Subject), poetry, male portrait, 19th century costume, Baron
- Materials & Techniques
- mezzotint
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Details
- Title
- George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824) poet
- Edition
- Proof
- Date
- published 20 November 1824
- Medium
- Mezzotint
- Acquisition
- Purchased from John McMaster, April 1952
- GAC number
- 1508