Newstead Abbey: September 2019 Exhibitions

Lord Byron by Thomas Phillips
The renowned painting of Byron by Thomas Phillips will be on display at his ancestral home at Newstead from 13 July until 3 November.
The portrait shows Byron at the age of 25, dressed in a traditional Albanian costume he had bought in 1809 while on his grand tour of Europe. It has since become one of the most famous and enduring images of the poet at the height of his fame and notoriety.
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