A Cognocenti contemplating ye Beauties of ye Antique

A Cognocenti contemplating ye Beauties of ye Antique. An elderly Sir William Hamilton inspecting his antiquities, all of which refer to his wife, Lady Emma Hamilton and her lover, Lord Horatio Nelson. In the background hang four pictures on the wall: Cleopatra, a picture of Lady Hamilton with her breasts exposed, holding a gin bottle; Mark Anthony, Lord Nelson with a sea battle in background: an erupting volcano; and a portrait of Hamilton, facing away from the other paintings. Date 1801 Feby 11th. A Cognocenti contemplating ye Beauties of ye Antique. An elderly Sir William Hamilton inspecting his antiquities, all of which refer to his wife, Lady Emma Hamilton and her lover, Lord Horatio Nelson. In the background hang four pictures on the wall: Cleopatra, a picture of Lady Hamilton with her breasts exposed, holding a gin bottle; Mark Anthony, Lord Nelson with a sea battle in background: an erupting volcano; and a portrait of Hamilton, facing away from the other paintings. Date 1801 Feby 11th

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10590879

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47432121

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Mary Evans / Library of Congress

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