uwmspeccoll: Decorative Art Styles from Antiquity Today we present ancient pottery styles from the f

uwmspeccoll:

Decorative Art Styles from Antiquity

Today we present ancient pottery styles from the first volume of Antiquités étrusques, grecques et romaines gravéesbyPierre-François Hugues, known as Baron’ d'Hancarville, with hand-colored engravings by François-Anne David. This is the second edition which is entirely in French. It was printed in a set of five volumes by L'auteur in Paris from 1785-1788. The first edition was published in Naples from 1766-67 under the title Antiqués étrusques, grecques et romaines, tirés du cabinet du chevalier William Hamilton, and it is in both French and English. A digitized version can be found in the Internet Archive here.

The work was collaboration between Pierre-François Hugues, an amateur art dealer and historian, and Sir William Hamilton, a British diplomat and antiquarian who collected Greek vases and other antiquities while living in Naples. William Hamilton’s collection served as the foundation of Antiquités étrusques, grecques et romaines gravées, and he later sold his collection to the British Museum. The books inspired Josiah Wedgwood and other pottery manufacturers, and was a part of larger Neoclassicalmovement.

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–Sarah, Special Collections Graduate Intern