Margarita Cogni, Lord Byron's Mistress - Engraving by H. T. Ryall - 1832
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Original 1832 engraving with the portrait of Margarita Cogni, the Venetian Fornarina who was Lord Byron's mistress, engraved by H. T. Ryall after a drawing by G. Harlow. She is shown half length, head and shoulders covered by the wide white veil of Venetian women of her class.
Original 1832 engraving with the portrait of Margarita Cogni, the Venetian Fornarina who was Lord Byron's mistress, engraved by H. T. Ryall after a drawing by G. Harlow. She is shown half length, head and shoulders covered by the wide white veil of Venetian women of her class.
The print was published in London by John Murray, the poet's publisher, for Byron's letters and journals gathered by Thomas Moore. Margarita Cogni, a baker's wife, lived with Byron in Venice between 1817 and 1818, and he described her at length in his correspondence.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / after: George Henry Harlow (1787-1819).
Engraver: H. T. Ryall.
Date: 1832.
Source: John Murray, London.
Dimensions: 5.7 x 8.7 in (14.4 x 22.2 cm).
Condition: Fair. Light damp stains over the image and in the lower margin. Mounted in a mat.
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Original 1832 engraving with the portrait of Margarita Cogni, the Venetian Fornarina who was Lord Byron's mistress, engraved by H. T. Ryall after a drawing by G. Harlow. She is shown half length, head and shoulders covered by the wide white veil of Venetian women of her class.