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ALS to Sarah Rogers and a note concerning sites in Rome
Title
ALS to Sarah Rogers and a note concerning sites in Rome, 26-31 March 1822.
Publication
Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2009.
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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Notes
AMDigital Reference: Osborn MSS F12792-4
Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Yale University
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Summary
Rogers's letter to his sister gives an account of travel in Italy. Writing from Naples, he discusses opera, the English community, Vesuvius, archeological excavations at Pompeii, gardens, and a trip to Paestum, Salerno, and Amalfi. He then describes travel to Rome via Mola and Gaeta. Many individuals are mentioned including: Joachim Murat, King of Naples; Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th Bart.; Richard Hey Sharp; and George Baring. Rogers also mentions the purchase of some paintings and gives directions to Sarah regarding the purchase of a work by Richard Wilson from the collection of Joseph Farington and regarding the care of other paintings in Rogers's own collection.
Variant and related titles
Grand tour.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 25, 2023
Series
The Grand Tour
Subjects
Genre/Form
Personal correspondence
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Adam Matthew Digital (Firm), digitiser.
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