Who created "Lord Byron"?

Lord Byron was created by Rembrandt Peale in ca. 1825.

When was "Lord Byron" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1825.

What medium is "Lord Byron"?

Lord Byron is Graphic Arts-Print.

Is "Lord Byron" in the public domain?

Yes, Lord Byron is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Lord Byron

Rembrandt Peale

ca. 1825

Medium

Graphic Arts-Print

Classification

Graphic Arts-Print

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of International Business Machines Corporation

Accession Number

1966.48.85

Tags

poetPortrait male

Art Historical Context

In the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection Rembrandt Peale's *Lord Byron* (ca. 1825) stands as a striking graphic arts print capturing the brooding likeness of the legendary Romantic poet George Gordon Byron. Peale, a prominent American portraitist from the Peale family of artists, was renowned for his precise, neoclassical style that emphasized dignified poses and lifelike detail. This print, likely an engraving derived from a painted portrait, immortalizes Byron's intense gaze and tousled hair, evoking the poet's charismatic yet tormented persona. Created shortly after Byron's unti...

About the Artist

Rembrandt Peale · 1778–1860

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