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Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham
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Sir Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham, 6th Baronet was a British baronet and Whig politician.
Portrait (1758–1759), oil on canvas, of Sir Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham, 6th Bt, by Pompeo Batoni (1708-1787)
Portrait (1758–1759), oil on canvas, of Sir Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham, 6th Bt, by Pompeo Batoni (1708-1787)
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The Grand Tour was the principally 17th- to early 19th-century custom of a traditional trip through Europe, with Italy as a key destination, undertaken by upper-class young European men of sufficient
Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham
…In 1749, aged only twelve, Knatchbull-Wyndham succeeded his father as baronet. He was educated at Wadham College, Oxford until 1757 and began then his Grand Tour. After his return in 1760, he entered the British House of Commons, sitting as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Kent in the following three years. In…
c. 1750 painting of six British gentlemen in Rome while on the Grand Tour
c. 1750 painting of six British gentlemen in Rome while on the Grand Tour
Portrait of Francis Basset by Pompeo Batoni, 1778. The Grand Tourist, like Francis Basset, would become familiar with antiquities, though this altar i
Portrait of Francis Basset by Pompeo Batoni, 1778. The Grand Tourist, like Francis Basset, would become familiar with antiquities, though this altar is an invention of the painter.[citation needed]
A portrait of Douglas, 8th Duke of Hamilton, on his Grand Tour with his physician Dr. John Moore and the latter's son John. A view of Geneva in the di
A portrait of Douglas, 8th Duke of Hamilton, on his Grand Tour with his physician Dr. John Moore and the latter's son John. A view of Geneva in the distance, where they stayed for two years. Painted by Jean Preudhomme in 1774.
Northerners found the contrast between Roman ruins and modern peasants of the Roman Campagna an educational lesson in vanity (vanitas). Painting by Ni
Northerners found the contrast between Roman ruins and modern peasants of the Roman Campagna an educational lesson in vanity (vanitas). Painting by Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, 1661, Mauritshuis