Francis Dashwood [ Association / Associational culture ]
… of the Society of Dilettanti, whose goal was ‘promoting knowledge and understanding of classical art and taste in England’ (Kemp 101). The Dilettanti helped publish works in the field, most notably James Stuart’s and Nicholas Revett’s … journeys to Italy had done, Dashwood’s visit to Constantinople spurred him to create another society upon his return to England, albeit one that was comparatively short-lived. The Divan Club held its first official meeting on January 8 th … Effendi’, or ‘First Vizir’ (Lord 91). 11 . Bruce Redford, Dilettanti. The Antic and the Antique in Eighteenth-Century England (Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 2008), p. 6. 12 . The letter to Horace Mann on April 14th 1743 can be found in …
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