Emma Hamilton : seduction & celebrity /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Colville, Quintin (Author, Editor), Williams, Kate, 1974- (Author, Editor)
Other Authors:	Gatrell, Vic, 1941-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, New York : Greenwich, London : Thames & Hudson ; Royal Museums Greenwich, 2016.
Subjects:	Hamilton, Emma, > Lady, > 1765-1815. Romney, George, > 1734-1802. Hamilton, William, > Sir, > 1730-1803 > Marriage. Nelson, Horatio Nelson, > Viscount, > 1758-1805 > Relations with women. Ambassadors' spouses > Great Britain > Biography. Mistresses > Great Britain > Biography.
ISBN:	9780500252208 0500252203

Table of 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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