Only Connect - Charles Burney <> Sir William Hamilton
How are these sitters connected?
 Charles Burney |
 A Cognocenti contemplating ye Beauties of ye Antique' (Emma, Lady Hamilton; Horatio Nelson; Sir William Hamilton) |
The connection
In
Naples, in sight of the volcano Vesuvius, Charles Burney had ‘a long dish of
musical talk’ with William Hamilton and ‘Mrs H.’ He noted: ‘-the Mountain was
very turbulent all night.’
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