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Journal of a tour on the continent of Europe made in 1823 by Thomas Cowper Hincks and John Hincks
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Journal of a tour on the continent of Europe made in 1823 by Thomas Cowper Hincks and John Hincks / and written by John Hincks, 1823.
Publication
Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2009.
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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AMDigital Reference: Osborn D 408
Original version: 2 volumes. Original annotated on front pastedown with title and note: note upon the above (made on the day below written) Given to me by me (sic) dearest brother John Hincks, now no more. T. C. Hincks, August 12, 1844. Fair copy contains tipped-in portrait engraving of Francis Joseph Charles, Duc de Reichstadt, and laid-in advertising card for the hotel of Pooters and Decoster, Amsterdam.
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Summary
Holograph journal in two versions (original and fair copy) of a tour from London to Naples and return via Switzerland, Germany and the Low Countries made by the Hincks brothers between March 29th and December 8th, 1823. The brothers spent extended periods in Naples, Rome, Florence and Vienna; the journal records their sightseeing, their opinions of works of art and architecture, and the daily events of travel. Supplied with an introduction to William Richard Hamilton, the English ambassador and antiquary, they remained in Naples for three weeks, attending concerts, balls, and conversazioni, exploring the local antiquities, and climbing Vesuvius. Following their departure from Naples they spent a month in Rome, visiting museums, galleries, and the studios of Canova and Thorvaldsen; returned to Florence, where they met William Etty copying a Titian at the Uffizi; marveled at the new Simplon Road into Switzerland; and returned to England via Vienna and the Low Countries.
Variant and related titles
Grand tour.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 25, 2023
Series
The Grand Tour
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Genre/Form
Diaries
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