Shakespeare's England . to be the best likeness of liimever made. George Cattermoles sketch of himwas also shown,—a picture which signifies, onthe part of the artist, a sympathetic compre-hension of the subject, for it expresses a daunt-less spirit shining through sorrow: but noenthusiast of Byron, who has seen the Phillipsportrait, as it looks at the observer from thewall at Newstead, could be quite content withany other. The London monument to Byron,a statue by Richard Belt, was placed anddedicated in May, 1880, in Hamilton Gardens,near Hyde Park Corner, within view of thehouse, No. 139 Picc
Shakespeare's England . to be the best likeness of liimever made. George Cattermoles sketch of himwas also shown,—a picture which signifies, onthe part of the artist, a sympathetic compre-hension of the subject, for it expresses a daunt-less spirit shining through sorrow: but noenthusiast of Byron, who has seen the Phillipsportrait, as it looks at the observer from thewall at Newstead, could be quite content withany other. The London monument to Byron,a statue by Richard Belt, was placed anddedicated in May, 1880, in Hamilton Gardens,near Hyde Park Corner, within view of thehouse, No. 139 Piccadilly, in which Byron andhis wife resided, in which their daughter,Ada, was born, and in which they parted,never to meet again. That statue presents aseated figure, of the young sailor species. Theright hand is raised, to support the chin, whilethe left hand, resting on the left knee, holds anopen book and a pencil. The attitude is sup-posed to illustrate the stanza of ChildeHarold beginning To sit on rocks, to muse. LORD BYRON Musi wretched menAve cradled into poetry by wrong;They Irani in sufering what they teach in song. SHELLEY. RELICS OF BYRON 255 oer flood and fell. The dress consists of aloose shirt or jacket (when in Italy he oftenwore a tartan jacket, of the Gordon plaid),that garment open at the throat and on thebosom, a flowing neck-cloth, and trousers wideat the foot. The subject is treated in a free,bold manner, and with skill, and the work hasthe merit of romantic charm, but it does notimpart a just sense of Byrons stalwart intel-lect and character. He was a very greatpoet,—a great sinner and a great sufferer. Hedid strange things, one Englishman said tome, and there was something queer abouthim,—meaning, perhaps, a taint of lunacy:facile explanation of all departure from theconventional standard! In 1877 the house in which Byron wasborn, No. 24- Holies Street, Cavendish Square,was standing, and it had been marked by atablet, bearing his name and the dates
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