Emma Hamilton : seduction & celebrity / edited by Quintin Colville with Kate Williams.
- Date:
- 2016
- Books
About this work
Also known as
Emma Hamilton : seduction and celebrity
Publication/Creation
New York, New York : Thames & Hudson ; Greenwich, London : Royal Museums Greenwich, 2016.
Physical description
280 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 28 cm
Contributors
- Colville, Quintinauthor,editor,writer of preface
- Williams, Kate, 1974-author,editor
- Gatrell, Vic, 1941-contributor
- Riding, Christinecontributor
- Kelly, Jason M.contributor
- Russell, Gilliancontributor
- Lincoln, Margarettecontributor
- Greig, Hannahcontributor
- Fewster, Kevinwriter of foreword
- Royal Museums Greenwichissuing body
- National Maritime Museum (Great Britain)host instituiton
Notes
Published to accompany an exhibition held at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, November 3, 2016 - April 17, 2017.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (page 275) and index.
Contents
Introduction: re-imagining Emma Hamilton / Quintin Colville -- Early years: sexual exploitation and the lure of London / Vic Gatrell -- Romney's muse: a creative partnership in portraiture / Christine Riding -- A classical education: Naples and the heart of European culture / Jason M. Kelly -- International celebrity: an artist on her own terms? / Gillian Russell -- Emma and Nelson: icon and mistress of the nation's hero / Margarette Lincoln -- Decline and fall: social insecurity and financial ruin / Hannah Greig -- Epilogue: Emma Hamilton in fiction and film / Kate Williams.
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Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineBZP (Hamilton)Open shelves
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 9780500252208
- 0500252203