Explorations in the footsteps of Turner, Cotman, Ruskin and others with Professor David Hill
This is the twelfth 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 nine which brings Byron to Cadiz on the Atlantic coast of south-west Spain. He was delighted by the city and found some of its citizens beguiling. Cadiz, 1832Engraved by … Continue reading Byron’s Europe: Plate 9, Cadiz, Spain
This is the eleventh 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 eight which introduces a second ‘Byron Beauty’. This young woman proves to be dramatically inspirational. The Maid of Saragoza, 1832Engraved by William Finden after a watercolour by F StoneEtching … Continue reading Byron’s Europe: Plate 8, The Maid of Zaragoza
This the third instalment of a tour through the Illustrations to the Life and Works of Lord Byron published between 1832 and 1834. Here we look at the image chosen to serve as the frontispiece to the whole series, a view of Gibraltar by Turner. Splendid as it certainly is, its relationship with Byron’s Life … Continue reading Byron’s Europe: Frontispiece; Gibraltar
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