HOURS OF IDLENESS

Original 1833 10 inch x 6 5/8 inch Etching and Engraving titled HOURS OF IDLENESS

Hours of Idleness was the first volume of poetry published by Lord Byron, in 1807, when he was 19 years old.

Engraved by William Finden (1787 – 1852).

Drawn by Henry James Richter (1772 – 1857).

Image size 4 inch x 2 7/8 inch

From “The Byron Gallery: A Series of Historical Embellishments to Illustrate the Poetical Works of Lord Byron”, published by Smith, Elder & Co., 1833

The engraving is in very good condition.