Letters, memoranda, and drawings concerning Pompei and recent eruptionsof Mt. Vesuvius and Etna, 1760-1799.

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Letters, memoranda, and drawings concerning Pompei and recent eruptionsof Mt. Vesuvius and Etna, 1760-1799.

Scrapbook of letters and drawings concerning Mt. Vesuvius and Mt. Etnacollected by Sir William and Lady Hamilton.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6384912

Houghton Library

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Hamilton, William, Sir, 1730-1803

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Sir William Hamilton was a British diplomat, ambassador to Naples (1764-1800), and an archaeologist. His wife, Emma, was the mistress of Admiral Horatio Nelson. Hamilton acquired a collection of antiquities from Pompeii, which he sold to the British Museum in 1772, thereby stimulating wide interest in the art and culture of classical civilizations. He published several works based on archaeological pursuits, including Antiquités étrusques, greques et romains (1766-67) and Mount Vesuvius (1772)...

Hamilton, Emma, Lady, 1761?-1815

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Wife of Sir William Hamilton, born Emma Lyon. Mistress of Lord Nelson. From the description of ALS : Merton, to an unidentified correspondent, 1806 Dec. 21. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122541889 Mistress of Lord Nelson. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to an unidentified woman, [1800-1815] Dec. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270499154 From the description of Autograph letter signed : to His Royal High...

Hamilton, Lady

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Ruzzi.

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Amestolt

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Lady Hamilton

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Lord Nelson

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Galliani.

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H.M.S. Foudroyant

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McLauchlan, Archibald.

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Antonio, da Petrizzi.

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Mr. Conway.

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Cipriani, Giovanni Battista, 1727-1785

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Cipriani was an Italian painter and engraver who worked in England. From the description of Drawings and etchings, 1709-ca. 1818. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122564097 From the guide to the Drawings and etchings, 1709-ca. 1818., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...

Mr. Lovel

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John & Josiah Boydell

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Sir William Hamilton

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Sir Horace Mann

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Lord William Bentinck.

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S. Germano

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Captain Trowbridge.

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Earlom, Richard, 1743-1822

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English mezzotint engraver. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Brayne's Row [London], to Josian Boydell, 1811 Mar. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270742765 ...

Emma Hamilton

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Zarzona, Fabio.

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