Autograph letter signed : [London], to Sir William Hamilton, 1767 May 22.

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Autograph letter signed : [London], to Sir William Hamilton, 1767 May 22.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270590789

Thanking him for his exertions on behalf of the Society of Antiquaries and mentioning mutual friends.

1 item (2 p.) ; (8vo)

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Lyttelton, Charles, 1714-1768

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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)...