# Lord Byron on his Death-bed [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ODEVAERE, Joseph-Denis]() - Date: 1801-1850 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 166 x 234,5 cm ## Commentary Lord Byron on his Death-bed c. 1826 Oil on canvas, 166 x 234,5 cm Groeninge Museum, Bruges The premature death of the celebrated poet at Missolonghi in 1824 shocked the entire civilized world. Byron the Romantic became a heroic symbol of liberty for the philhellenist movement, which supported the Greek war of independence against the Turks. The English poet lies bathed in a red glow like an ancient Greek hero. The titles of his poems are inscribed in laurel wreaths along the edge of his bed. ## Related artworks - [Narcissus]() - [Portrait of a Lady]() - [Portrait of a Prominent Gentleman with his Daughter and Hunting Dog]() - [Portrait of François Wynckelman, François van der Donckt and Joseph Odevaere]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()