This Lord Byron Portrait Hides An Unforgivable Secret

It's 1813, and the soon-to-be infamous poet Lord Byron sits - or rather stands - for a portrait by Thomas Philips that would become the most iconic of the romantic era (though it will barely be seen by the public within his lifetime). - Paint portraits like a Regency artist: https://domestika.sjv.io/OYOr4Q - Byron had created the myth of the Byronic anti-hero, a moody aristocratic warrior who is dogged by a secret past, through his travels and through poems like Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and the Giaour, which sold out almost as soon as they were published - and this picture launched his image into the world. His life before and after this painting would never be the same again as Byron’s life began to fall apart around him, with his lusts, ego, and the women he loved being part of that downfall. But Byron is a misunderstood figure, and the gap between how he wanted to be perceived, as an aristocratic chad warrior poet, and how he has been captured by liberal fanboys is a story that is ripe for the telling, and I tell it here. - 0:00 - Introduction: The Portrait That Built A Myth 1:00 - The Portrait Itself: What Are We Looking At? 3:30 - The Grand Tour & The Albanian Costume 5:30 - Waking Up Famous: Childe Harold 7:30 - The Contradictions: Rescuing Byron From His Fans 10:30 -Conclusion: The Myth That Consumed Him 11:00 - Thanks & Subscribe - All images and music licensed and in the public domain. - #lordbyron #arthistory #byron #romanticpoetry #englishhistory #regencyera #regency #portraiture #napoleonicwars #romanticism #regencyromance