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| Henry Fuseli "Evening, thou bringest all" 1802 lithograph British Museum |
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| Charles Heath Profile of a man in Roman costume 1802 lithograph British Museum |
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| George Arnald Young woman ca. 1810-20 lithograph British Museum |
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| Anonymous print-maker Silhouette of George Gordon, Lord Byron ca. 1810-24 lithograph British Museum |
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| William Lock III Illustration to Byron's Beppo 1820s lithograph British Museum |
The Count and Laura found their boat at last,
And homeward floated o'er the silent tide,
Discussing all the dances gone and past;
The Dancers and their dresses, too, beside.
Some little Scandals eke; but all aghast
(As to their palace-stairs the rowers glide)
Sate Laura by the side of her Adorer,
When lo! the Mussulman was there before her!
'Sir!' said the Count, with brow exceeding grave,
'Your unexpected presence here will make
It necessary for myself to crave
Its import—but perhaps 'tis a mistake.
I hope it is so, and at once to waive
All compliment—I hope so for your sake;
You understand my meaning, or you shall.'
'Sir' (quoth the Turk), 'tis no mistake at all:
'That Lady is my Wife!' Much wonder paints
The Lady's changing cheek, as well it might,
But where an Englishwoman sometimes faints,
Italian females don't do so outright;
They only call a little on their Saints,
And then come to themselves, almost or quite,
Which saves much hartshorn, salts, and sprinkling faces,
And cutting stays, as usual in such cases.
— from Byron's Beppo, stanzas 87-89
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| William Lock III Illustration to Byron's Mazeppa 1820s lithograph British Museum |
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| A. Scott Skeleton 1823 lithograph British Museum |
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| Benjamin Robert Haydon Romeo and Juliet 1829 lithograph British Museum |
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| Johann Gottlieb Prestel Portrait of Maria Catharina Prestel 1830s lithograph British Museum |
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| Louis Haghe after John Thomas Smith JMW Turner in the Print Room at the British Museum ca. 1830 lithograph British Museum |
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| Horace Vernet Opening of the Tomb of Raphael in the Pantheon 1833 lithograph Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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| Day & Co Madame Lafarge 1841 lithograph British Museum |
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| Théodore Chassériau Apollo and Daphne 1844 lithograph British Museum |
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| Théodore Chassériau Venus Anadyomène 1844 lithograph British Museum |
I am grateful to the British Museum for making these images available.