Byron Collection

Lord Byron / Greek Costume
GEORGE GORDON, LORD BYRON English poet, depicted here in his costume as a Greek patriot

Augusta Ada Byron
AUGUSTA ADA BYRON daughter of the poet Byron, later countess Lovelace mathematician, arguably the worlds first computer programmer, aiding Babbage

George Lord Byron
GEORGE GORDON, lord BYRON writer and champion of Greek independence with his autograph

The Bright Young People - mock Rayner-Ponsonby wedding
A group of Bright Young Things indulging in one of their many silly pranks, in this case a mock wedding where Elizabeth Ponsonby married John Rayner. The best man was Robert Byron

Lord Byron in 1826
GEORGE GORDON, LORD BYRON English poet as a supporter of Greek independence in 1826

Anne, Lady Byron (Anon)
ANNA ISABELLA MILBANKE Lady Byron (1815 to 1816)

Cologny / Villa Diodati 6 /
Cologny, near Geneva: the Villa Diodati which Byron rented in the summer of 1816; he wrote the third canto of Childe Harold here

Claire Clairmont
CLAIRE CLAIRMONT stepdaughter of William Godwin, and mother of Byrons daughter Allegra

Newstead Abbey / Webster
The Seat of the late Lord Byron

Lord Byron in the uniform of a Greek patriot
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824) in the uniform of a Greek patriot, including a cavalry helmet which he designed himself, based on descriptions of armour in Homers Iliad

Newstead Abbey near Nottingham. Date: circa 1909

Books / Byron / Don Juan
Alfonzo first examined well their fashion, and then flew out into another passion. (Canto 1 Stanza 181)

G Stephenson - Willington
George Stephenson (1781 - 1848) Stephenson Memorial Schools at Willington Quay

Byron / Newstead / Bedroom
NEWSTEAD ABBEY Bedroom of Byron, aristocrat and Romantic poet, at his Nottinghamshire home

Byron / Newstead Abbey
NEWSTEAD ABBEY Nottinghamshire home of Byron, aristocrat and poet

George Gordon Byron, Lord Byron, English poet
George Gordon Byron (1788-1824), Lord Byron, English poet, aristocrat and politician. Date: early 19th century

Lord Byron, English poet, at Cambridge, where he studied at Trinity College Date: early 1800s

Countess of Blessington, known as Marguerite Gardiner (September 1789- June 1849), was an Irish novelist, journalist, and literary hostess

House where Lord Byron died, Missolonghi, Greece
House where Lord Byron died, in Missolonghi, Greece, in 1824. 1850

BYRON/MISSOLONGHI
MISSOLONGHI, GREECE Place of death of Byron, aristocrat and Romantic poet Date: early 19th century

Dr Glennies Academy
View of Dr. William Glennies Academy, Dulwich Grove, south London, in 1820. The school attended by British poet Lord Byron between 1799 and 1801. Date: 1875

The Vale of Health
View of the Vale of Health, Hampstead, London. Those who wished to attract visitors or new residents invented and promoted the Vale of Health name, which was first recorded in 1801

Samuel Rogers house facing Green Park

Samuel Rogers (1763-1855), an English poet, during his lifetime one of the most celebrated, although his fame has long since been eclipsed by his Romantic colleagues and friends Wordsworth

10th Carriage of the Royal Household in Queen Victoria s
10th Carriage of the Royal Household in Queen Victorias coronation parade

Orson Byron Lowell (1871-1956). American artist and illustrator Date: circa 1928

Illustration, Selim and Zuleika, The Bride of Abydos
Illustration, Selim and Zuleika, in The Bride of Abydos, a poem by Lord Byron (1813). 1844

Byron meets the Gigantic Patagonians
Commodore John Byron meets with the indigenous people of Patagonia, on the Chilean coast. Byron stands with some of the people of Patagonia, who are depicted as dwarfing the man

Commodore Byron with the Patagonians
Depiction of Commodore John Byron and his men rowing ashore to meet with the native people of Patagonia, on the coast of Chile, most likely to be the Selk nam people

Countess Robilants Baby Party, Venice, 1926
One of the most discussed social events of the Venetian season - the " Baby Party" given by Count and Countess Robilant in their home, the Mocenigo Palace, where Byron once lived

Byrons Early Love by E M Ward. 19th century

Arrival of Lord Byron in Mesolongi Date: 1861

Royal Italian Opera - Foscari
The first English production of this opera set in Venice, staged at the Royal Italian Opera House, London : it is based on a play by Byron. Date: first performed 1844

NEWSTEAD ABBEY / WEBSTER
The seat of the late Lord Byron Date: 1835

Lord Byron contemplating the Colosseum in Rome
Lord Byron (1788-1824) contemplating the Colosseum in Rome. circa 1850

Patagonian Giants
In Patagonia, South America, Captain Byron, in the Dolphin, encounters a race of giants; offered ships biscuit by one of the crew, they accept warily

Augusta Ada Byron (Child
AUGUSTA ADA BYRON daughter of the poet later countess of Lovelace as a child : later she was an eminent mathematician Date: 1815 - 1851

Mr Robert Byron as a Victorian angel
Mr Robert Byron dressed as a Victorian angel at Mr and Mrs Bryan Guinesss 1860 party. Date: 1929

The Cocoa Tree Club
The exterior of the Cocoa Tree Club building, of which Lord Byron was a member. It was originally a Tory chocolate house and also famous for once being the Jacobite Party H.Q. Date: early 1930s

Lord George Byron and Marianna Segati. Dear Tom, I really cannot go on; There are a pair of great black eyes looking over my shoulder so that I must turn and answer them instead of you. Date: ca. 1847

Lady Frances Webster
LADY FRANCES WEBSTER Married to Sir James Webster Wedderburn. Lover of George Byron. Date: 1793 - 1837

Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold
The Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold - humorous illustrative interpretation of a quote from Lord Byron by Victorian illustrator and postcard publisher Martin Anderson ( Cynicus )

JOHN BYRON (1723 - 1786)
JOHN BYRON Known as foul-weather Jack. English navigator and grandfather of poet Byron

Villeneuve - Hotel Byron - Switzerland, Vaud Date: circa 1909

Brewsters Millions by Winchell Smith and Byron Ongley

Cartoon, mopping up at the Criterion Theatre, London
Cartoon -- They are getting the water out of the Criterion with all speed. Henry James Byron (1835-1884) is shown mopping up at the Criterion Theatre, Piccadilly, London, after some flooding

Cartoon, Henry James Byron, dramatist
Cartoon of Henry James Byron (1835-1884), the English dramatist, editor, journalist, director, theatre manager, novelist and actor. Seen here surrounded by posters advertising plays by other writers

Cartoon portrait of Henry James Byron
Cartoon portrait, Henry James Byron (1835-1884), English dramatist, editor, journalist, director, theatre manager, novelist and actor. 1884

The Parting of Medora and the Corsair, a scene from Byrons narrative poem, The Corsair, 1814. circa 1850s

Lord Byron (1788-1824). Engraving. Colored
Lord Byron (1788-1824). English poet. Romantic movement. Engraving. Colored

Grand Canal - Palazzo Mocenigo - Venice, Italy - with inset portrait of Lord Byron wh lived here between 1816 and 1819, with 14 servants, 2 monkeys, a fox and two mastiff dogs!! Date: circa 1906

Cartoon, H J Byron and J L Toole at dinner
Cartoon, Henry James Byron (standing, 1835-1884), English dramatist, editor, journalist, director, theatre manager, novelist and actor, and John Lawrence Toole (seated, 1830-1906)

Caricature of David James and Thomas Thorne
Caricature of David James (left, 1839-1893), English comic actor, and Thomas Thorne (right, 1841-1918), English actor and theatre manager, co-founders of the Vaudeville Theatre, London

Cartoon, Burnand, Byron and Sims in hospital -- All In
Cartoon, three prominent writers ill in hospital -- F C Burnand (1836-1917), H J Byron (1835-1884) and G R Sims (1847-1922)

Caricature of Henry James Byron, dramatist
Caricature of the English dramatist, editor, journalist, director, theatre manager, novelist and actor, Henry James Byron (1835-1884) -- A " Special" Engagement. 1881

Caricature of the dramatist Henry James Byron
Caricature of the English dramatist, editor, journalist, director, theatre manager, novelist and actor, Henry James Byron -- Our Boys Father

John Galt, Writer 3
JOHN GALT Scottish writer, mostly novels on Scots themes but also travels in the Levant and a biography of Byron. Date: 1779 - 1839

John Galt, Writer 2
JOHN GALT Scottish writer, mostly novels on Scots themes but also travels in the Levant and a biography of Byron. Date: 1779 - 1839

John Galt, Writer
JOHN GALT Scottish writer, mostly novels on Scots themes but also travels in the Levant and a biography of Byron whose bust you can see behind him. Date: 1779 - 1839

Robert Charles Dallas
ROBERT CHARLES DALLAS Jamaica-born writer, best known for his association with Byron, about whom he wrote a volume of reminiscences. He lived mostly abroad. Date: 1754 - 1824

Emilio Castelar - 2
EMILIO CASTELAR Y RIPOLL Spanish statesman, President 1873-4, exiled after military coup; historian and biographer of Fra Lippo Lippi and Byron (!) Date: 1832 - 1899

Newstead Abbey / Ackermann
Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire: seat of Lieutenant Colonel Wildman, formerly the home of Lord Byron Date: circa 1815

Byron Slated by Stowe
Byron as perceived by Harriet Beecher Stowe, who considers that his life-style falls short of being exemplary picture 1 of 2

Byron Beloved by Brits
Byron as he is treasured in the hearts of the British nation picture 2 of 2

Newstead (Morris)
Byrons home at Newstead Abbey Date: 1879

Byron Favourite Place
A favourite haunt while he was a schoolboy at Harrow Date: circa 1800

Teresa Macri / Byron
TERESA MACRI known as The Maid of Athens until she met Byron Date: circa 1809

Teresa Macri (Stone)
TERESA MACRI known as The Maid of Athens until she met Byron Date: circa 1809

Mary Anne Chaworth (Bw)
MARY ANNE CHAWORTH Byron proposed to her in 1803, but she very sensibly rejected him and married John Musters of Colwick Hall Date: 1786 - 1832

Augusta Leigh (Hayter)
AUGUSTA LEIGH half-sister of Byron Date: circa 1800

Countess Guiccioli / Brock
COUNTESS GUICCIOLI - Italian Noblewoman and lady friend of Lord Byron Date: 1801 - 1873

Countess Guiccioli / Chaln
COUNTESS GUICCIOLI - Italian Noblewoman and lady friend of Lord Byron Date: 1801 - 1873

Byron / Palazzo Mocenigo
Byron strikes a romantic attitude in his Italian home, the Villa Mocenigo

Byron / Athens / Convent
ATHENS, GREECE Greek residence of Byron, aristocrat and Romantic poet: a Franciscan convent Date: 1811

Byron / Diodati / Greece
DIODATI, GREECE Greek residence of Byron, aristocrat and Romantic poet Date: early 19th century

Byron / Hucknall Church
HUCKNALL CHURCH Monument to Byron, aristocrat and Romantic poet, in his local church at Hucknall, Nottinghamshire Date: 1837

Byron / Annesley Hall
ANNESLEY HALL Home of Mary Anne Chaworth, the woman who rejected Byrons proposal of marriage in 1803 Date: 1847

Byron / Newstead / Linby X
LINBY CROSS, NEAR NEWSTEAD ABBEY Monument to Byron, aristocrat and Romantic poet, near his Nottinghamshire home Date: 25 February 1837

Mary Anne Chaworth
MARY ANNE CHAWORTH Byron proposed to her in 1803, but she very sensibly rejected him and married John Musters of Colwick Hall Date: 1786 - 1832

Anne, Lady Byron (Freemn
ANNA ISABELLA MILBANKE Lady Byron (1815 to 1816) Date: 1792 - 1860

Teresa Cogni
MARGARITA COGNI a friend Date: circa 1800

Byron and Dog
With his dog Lyon in Greece Date: 1788 - 1824

Byron (Whitaker)
GEORGE GORDON, lord BYRON in 1819, at age 30/31 Date: 1788 - 1824

Byron (Gauci)
GEORGE GORDON, lord BYRON Date: 1788 - 1824

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