William and Emma Hamilton [ Aristocracy / Travel ]
… of neoclassicism and/or who were interested in witnessing the volcanic activity. Sir William’s home thus became a hub of sociability, where people coming from far and wide could meet, exchange opinions about what they were experiencing, and … their various Grand Tour exploits. These publications, as this painting shows, provided further opportunities for sociability. Sir William also shared his passion for vulcanology with his visitors. Three relatively important eruptions … young Mozart gave in May 1770 at the home of Countess von Kaunitz, the wife of the Imperial ambassador. 6 Networks of sociability were therefore built by both the men and the women living in Naples long term, and visitors to the area would …
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