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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Western Gentleman in Oriental Costume

Description

The life of poet-adventurer George Gordon Byron, known universally as Lord Byron (1788–1824), inspired the fashion for Europeans to be painted in Middle Eastern dress, especially those who had made the journey across the Mediterranean. The identity of the sitter in this fine little portrait has been lost, as has the name of the artist who painted it.

Dimensions

approx. 6 x 9 in. (15.2 x 22.9 cm)

Movement / Period

Classical Art

Accession No

3ebfad36-e3c9-478c-b0a8-7a7b93ab0f93

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of British Painter

Classical Art • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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