Lord Byron Swearing an Oath on the Grave of Marcos Botzaris
subject: Lord Byron
description: Reproduction of an oil painting depicting Lord Byron pledging freedom for Greece by the tomb of Marcos Botzaris, a chieftain of the Souliotes, who died in 1823 and became a hero of the Greek War for Independence. A version of this painting is in the Benaki Museum, Athens.
creator: Ludovico Lipparini,1800-1856.
date: Original oil, 1850; Reproduction, 20th century
rights: Byron Society Collection. Drew University Library: Special Collections.
format: Frame: 38.5W x 32.5L cm, Within Frame: 23W x 17L cm
type: Engravings, etchings, lithographs, and images
identifier: Yount 080