William and Emma Hamilton [ Aristocracy / Travel ]
… 1782. Image George Romney, 'Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante', Wikimedia Commons, 1785. Résumé As British ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples between 1764 and 1800, Sir William welcomed guests from across Europe. He showed them his vast … People > Travel Mots-clés Dance Diplomacy Entertainement Grand Tour Italy Travel As British ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples, Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803) welcomed guests from across Europe. 1 Described in the seventeenth … but he also owned the Villa Angelica, the Casino at Posillipo (later named Villa Emma), and a home in Caserta, near King Ferdinand and Queen Maria Carolina’s palace. For more on Sir William and Emma Hamilton, see Ersy Contogouris, Emma …
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