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English - Miniature of Lord Byron, 19th century

English

Miniature of Lord Byron, 19th century

Opaque watercolor on paper , 12 x 9 cm (4 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)

Commentary

Isabella Stewart Gardner was an avid reader of poetry and kept a copy of Lord Byron’s breakthrough poetic narrative, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, in her personal library. This portrait is exhibited in the Long Gallery.