Explorations in the footsteps of Turner, Cotman, Ruskin and others with Professor David Hill
This is the tenth instalment of a tour through the Illustrations to the Life and Works of Lord Byron published between 1832 and 1834. Here we turn to plate seven which extends Byron’s explorations of the area around Lisbon to the enormous Royal Palace and Monastery of Mafra. It is one of the major accomplishments of the … Continue reading Byron’s Europe: Plate 7, Mafra, Portugal
This is the ninth instalment of a tour through the Illustrations to the Life and Works of Lord Byron published between 1832 and 1834. Here we turn to plate six which provides an escape from the city of Lisbon to the wooded hills around Sintra, which Byron called ‘the most beautiful village in the world.’ Sintra, Portugal: … Continue reading Byron’s Europe: Plate 6, Sintra, Portugal
This is the eighth instalment of a tour through the Illustrations to the Life and Works of Lord Byron published between 1832 and 1834. Here we turn to plate five which offers a prospect over the river Tagus to Lisbon during turbulent times. Lisbon from near Almada Fort, 1832Engraved by Edward Finden after a watercolour by Clarkson … Continue reading Byron’s Europe: Plate 5, Lisbon from near Almada Fort
This the seventh instalment of a tour through the Illustrations to the Life and Works of Lord Byron published between 1832 and 1834. Here we turn to plate four which commemorates Byron’s first footfall in Europe, at Lisbon in Portugal. Belem Castle, Lisbon, 1832Engraved by Edward Finden after a watercolour by Clarkson StanfieldEtching and line engraving on … Continue reading Byron’s Europe: Plate 4, Belem Tower, Lisbon
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