Original engraving with the portrait of Ali Pasha of Ioannina, the powerful Albanian vizier whom Lord Byron visited in 1809, drawn by F. Stone and engraved by William Finden. His autograph signature is reproduced in facsimile below the portrait.
Original engraving with the portrait of Ali Pasha of Ioannina, the powerful Albanian vizier whom Lord Byron visited in 1809, drawn by F. Stone and engraved by William Finden. His autograph signature is reproduced in facsimile below the portrait.
It comes from the illustrations the Finden brothers engraved for the life and work of Lord Byron, published in London by John Murray and sold by C. Tilt, 86 Fleet Street.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist / after: F. Stone.
Engraver: William Finden.
Date: London, 1832.
Source: John Murray, London; sold by C. Tilt, 86 Fleet Street.
Dimensions: 5.6 x 8.7 in (14.3 x 22.2 cm).
Condition: Good condition; light toning and a slight stain in the left margin.