D'Hancarville. the Complete Collection of Antiquities from the Cabinet of Sir William Hamilton

Madeleine Huwiler; Sebastian Schütze

Antiquarian, archaeologist, vulcanologist, and envoy to the British Embassy in Naples, Sir William Hamilton (1731-1803) was a leading European figure of his time. Though the romance between his wife Lady Emma Hamilton and Horatio Nelson tends to eclipse Sir William's own activities, his work as a scient...