D. K. (Demetrios Konstantinou) Vyzantios

Born in Constantinople around 1790, Demetrios Vyzantios was a Greek playwright, prose writer, and icon painter. Sources also identify him by the family name Chatziaslanis and note that he took the name “Vyzantios” from his connection to the city. He grew up and studied in Constantinople, where he also learned the art of painting.

He is most closely associated with the early modern Greek stage, especially the comedy Babylonia (Vavylonia), the work for which he is best known. The play became famous for using different Greek dialects to show the confusion, comedy, and cultural variety of the era after the Greek War of Independence.

In the early years of King Otto’s reign, he is reported to have withdrawn to Patras, where he worked as an icon painter. He died there in 1853. I couldn’t confirm a suitable portrait from the available page images, so no profile image is included.