Robert Southey Portrait Print

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Robert Southey NPG 2681© National Portrait Gallery, Londonby Edward William WyonA poet and man of letters, Southey was a youthful republican whose enthusiasm for the French Revolut ion can be seen in The Fall of Robespierre which he wrote with Coleridge in 1794. In 1803 he joined Coleridge in the Lake District where he met Wordsworth. The three were dubbed the 'Lake School' by the critic Francis Jeffrey. Southey was Poet Laureate from 1813 to his death. Despite Byron's quip about his 'blank verse and blanker prose', his prose is commonly regarded... moreproduct-description-splitExtra small 102mm x 153mm £6.00Small 297mm x 210mm £15.00Medium 483mm x 329mm £30.00Large 590mm x 432mm £45.00Extra large: 840mm x 612mm £75.00Medium Canvas Shortest edge 297mm £35.00Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border, on the paper of your choice. Please note that dimensions listed above are for the paper size only.The Photo paper has a semi-gloss finish, ideally suited to reproductions of photographs, while the Art paper has a matt textured surface that works particularly well for reproductions of drawings, etchings and some paintings.If selecting a frame for Photo paper small or medium, please note that the frame is black, made from solid sustainable wood in the UK, and the dimensions are:Small: Depth 23mm / Height 332mm / Width 245mm Medium: Depth 23mm / Height 517mm / Width 362mm Show more