MAKE A MEME View Large Image ...Jean David d'Angers - George Gordon Noel Byron (1788-1824) - Walters 542386.jpg George Gordon Noel Byron sixth Baron Byron of Rochdate 1788-1824 was an English poet He took a seat in the House of Lords in 1809 but left shortly afterward to ...
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Keywords: Pierre-Jean David d'Angers - George Gordon Noel Byron (1788-1824) - Walters 542386.jpg George Gordon Noel Byron sixth Baron Byron of Rochdate 1788-1824 was an English poet He took a seat in the House of Lords in 1809 but left shortly afterward to tour the Mediterranean where he gathered material for what would be his finest poetry Upon his return to England his brilliant social success was seriously compromised with rumors of a liaison with his half-sister Augusta Leigh Within a year of his marriage in 1815 to the beautiful heiress Annabelle Milbanke the couple separated Byron bearing the blame for the unsuccessful union Ostracized he left England never to return and settled in Italy where he met Teresa Countess Guiccioli who greatly influenced his later work In 1822 Bryon took up the cause of Greek liberty but in failing health for some time and stricken with fever he died in Missolonghi in 1824 1838 bronze cm 7 3 7 4 accession number 54 2386 14615 Mrs Frederick B Adams date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Gift of Mrs Frederick B Adams 1954 Signature Bottom center DAVID; Inscription On left LORD BYRON place of origin France Walters Art Museum license George Gordon Byron on medals Medals by Pierre Jean David Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Medallions in the Walters Art Museum 1838 medals
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