John Ramsay (and his Italian diary) [ Travel / Art and Literature / Diaries & Letters ]
… their stay, John Ramsay kept a diary in which he recorded his busy social life and shared his experience of practices of sociability in Italian cities. Being the son of a renowned artist, he was invited to attend many concerts, plays and … nonetheless of particular interest. Indeed, they constitute a precious testimony to the importance of the practices of sociability of British travellers at the height of the Grand Tour, an educational journey which was no longer reserved … View PDF Cite this article AMBLARD Marion, "John Ramsay (and his Italian diary)", The Digital Encyclopedia of British Sociability in the Long Eighteenth Century [online], ISSN 2803-2845, Accessed on 05/15/2024, URL: …
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