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Lot 24: BYRON, GEORGE GORDON, LORD (1788-1824, poet)

Est: £0 GBP - £0 GBP
BonhamsLondon, United KingdomOctober 03, 2005

Item Overview

Description

PORTRAIT AFTER RICHARD WESTALL R.A. (1765-1836), early 19th century,
miniature possibly on ivory, head and shoulders, in profile facing left, right hand to chin, sealed in an attractive scalloped-edged oval silver-gilt Regency brooch, with pin, overall size 3/4 x 5/8 in (1.7 x 1.5cm).

Notes


PROVENANCE: Rowland Edmund Prothero (1851-1937), Baron Ernle, editor of The Letters and Journals of Lord Byron, 6 volumes, 1898-1901.

This charming jewel is after Richard Westall's portrait of Byron painted in 1813 (NPG 4243).

Auction Details

The Roy Davids Collection

by
Bonhams
October 03, 2005, 12:00 AM EST

101 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1S 1SR, UK