Bust of Lord Byron
by THORVALDSEN, Bertel, Marble, height 45 cm
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, (1788-1824), commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was an English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement. Among Byron’s best-known works are the lengthy narrative poems Don Juan and Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage and the short lyric “She Walks in Beauty.” He is regarded as one of the greatest British poets and remains widely read and influential.