James Byres [ Travel ]
… reached its height of popularity. Working as a guide, antiquarian, art dealer and architect, Byres rapidly became a key player in Rome’s artistic, cultural and social life. Thanks to his various professional activities, he was a central … Italy Jacobitism Networks The Scotsman James Byres lived for over thirty years in Rome, where he became one of the main players in the artistic, cultural and social life of the second half of the eighteenth century. Within a few years, he … history of Western European art, such as the series of paintings of the Seven Sacraments by Nicolas Poussin, now on display at the National Galleries of Scotland. William Hamilton , the British ambassador to Naples, acquired through Byres …
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