William and Emma Hamilton [ Aristocracy / Travel ]
… known for his considerable collections of antique vases and commissioned the ‘baron’ d’Hancarville to coordinate a four-volume publication of his first collection. 3 This is featured in the group portrait that was painted by Joshua … (see above). Six men sit or stand around Sir William, discussing the vase on the table and its reproduction in the volume open at that page, while they drink and recall, perhaps, their various Grand Tour exploits. These publications, as …
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