William Hamilton (diplomat)
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Sir William Hamilton, KB, PC, FRS, FRSE was a British diplomat, politician, antiquarian and vulcanologist who served as the Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of Naples from 1764 to 1800. After sittin
Portrait of Sir William Hamilton by David Allan, 1775
William Hamilton with his sister Elizabeth, later Countess of Warwick, by William Hoare
William and Catherine Hamilton in the villa at Posillipo, by David Allan
A replica of the Portland Vase by Josiah Wedgwood in the V&A
The Volcano Lover
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The Volcano Lover is a historical novel by Susan Sontag, published in 1992. Set largely in Naples, it focuses upon Sir William Hamilton, his marriages to Catherine and to Emma, and the scandal relatin
William Hamilton (diplomat)
…Hamilton was buried beside his first wife at Slebech. Hamilton's life was fictionalised by Susan Sontag in her novel The Volcano Lover: A Romance. In the 1941 movie That Hamilton Woman, the role of Sir William Hamilton was portrayed by Alan Mowbray…
The Volcano Lover