X.George Cumberland, the elder: Letter to [Sir William Hamilton], the diplomat and archaeologist; Rome, 4 Dec. 1787. Cumberland seeks 'your opinion of my scheme for unfolding the Manuscripts' and proposes to raise the level of English artistic tast... 4 Dec 1787

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X.George Cumberland, the elder: Letter to [Sir William Hamilton], the diplomat and archaeologist; Rome, 4 Dec. 1787. Cumberland seeks 'your opinion of my scheme for unfolding the Manuscripts' and proposes to raise the level of English artistic tast... 4 Dec 1787

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Cumberland, George, junior, son of G Cumberland, senior

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Epithet: senior; of Add MS 36491 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000844.0x000250 Epithet: junior, son of G Cumberland, senior British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000844.0x00024e Epithet: senior British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/...

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)...