Frederick, Earl of Carlisle

Portrait of Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle (1748-1825). Full length, seated, wearing the Garter star and sash and holding a document in one hand with a marble bust of Bocaccio on a table beside him. Carlisle was a British statesman, writer and Knight of the Garter. In 1798, he was appointed guardian to Lord Byron

1748-1825 1798 Appointed Bocaccio Byron Carlisle Garter Guardian

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