Frederick George Byron (1764 – 1792), was an English amateur artist and

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, and a relative of the poet the 6th Lord Byron (specifically, first cousin once removed), born in Mansfield in December 1764. Many of his works are unsigned and have frequently been attributed to other artists; in particular some of his works closely resemble those of

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. He made numerous plates for William Holland, between 1788–91, see the

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. Byron exhibited at the Society of Artists of Great Britain in 1791. His large plates of France from 1790 are discussed in Bordes, 1992. After achieving some renown for his satirical artworks, including a number of depictions of life in France during the revolution, he took ill and died at Bristol aged just 27. He was buried at St Andrew's, Clifton on 3 February 1792.

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Frederick George Byron
(British Museum Bio) {{DEFAULTSORT:Byron, Frederick George 1764 births 1792 deaths 18th-century engravers English engravers English caricaturists