Caption

A Cognocenti contemplating ye Beauties of ye Antique, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraver, [London] : H. Humphrey, 1801, 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

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

Reference

LZT16A00_299

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52,5Mb (3,2Mb) / 12,2in x 16,7in / 3672 x 5000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cognocenti contemplating ye Beauties Antique Gillray James 1756 1815 engraver London H. Humphrey 1801 elderly Sir William Hamilton inspecting antiquities refer wife Lady Emma lover Lord Horatio Nelson. background hang four pictures wall Cleopatra picture breasts exposed holding gin bottle Mark Anthony Nelson sea battle erupting volcano portrait facing away paintings vintage retro retro styled engraved image engraving engravement victorian art culture illustrative technique history historical old nostalgia arkheia nostalgic historic artwork old-fashioned romantic aged traditional historic art