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D'Hancarville. the Complete Collection of Antiquities from the Cabinet of Sir William Hamilton - by Madeleine Huwiler & Sebastian Schütze

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  • Antiquarian, archaeologist, vulcanologist, and envoy to the British Embassy in Naples, Sir William Hamilton (1731-1803) was a leading European figure of his time.
  • Author(s): Madeleine Huwiler & Sebastian Schütze
  • 514 Pages
  • Art, General

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Sir William Hamilton, vulcanologist and envoy to the British Embassy in Naples, amassed an invaluable collection of ancient Greek vases, which he sold to the British Museum in 1772. He commissioned Pierre-François Hugues d'Hancarville to document the pieces before they were shipped to London: the result was a neoclassical masterpiece, reproduced here by TASCHEN in pristine detail.



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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 scientist and a classicist made major contributions to the study of Pompei, Herculaneum, and Mt. Vesuvius.

As an expert in ancient art, Hamilton also built up an invaluable collection of ancient Greek vases, subsequently sold to the British Museum in London in 1772. Before the pieces were shipped off to England, Hamilton commissioned Pierre-François Hugues d'Hancarville, an adventurous connoisseur and art dealer, to document the vases in words and images. The resulting catalog, published in four volumes and known as Les Antiquités d'Hancarville, represents a neoclassical masterpiece. Never before had ancient vases been represented with such meticulous detail and sublime beauty.

With this reprint, TASCHEN revives d'Hancarville's masterful catalog for a contemporary audience, reproducing in exacting detail the same pristine images that sparked Europe's love affair with the classical style.



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"...a spectacular survey of the famously magnificent antiquities collection of Sir William Hamilton."-- "The Times"
Dimensions (Overall): 13.6 Inches (H) x 10.3 Inches (W) x 1.7 Inches (D)
Weight: 7.55 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: General
Genre: Art
Number of Pages: 514
Publisher: Taschen
Format: Hardcover
Author: Madeleine Huwiler & Sebastian Schütze
Language: Multiple Languages
Street Date: September 30, 2022
TCIN: 93785037
UPC: 9783836587631
Item Number (DPCI): 247-27-4787
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.7 inches length x 10.3 inches width x 13.6 inches height
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