Scottish diplomat, antiquarian, archaeologist and vulcanologist (1730-1803)

Lava emerging from Mount Vesuvius at night and running towards Resina, 11 May 1771. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776, after a drawing made by him in 1771.

The Porto Pavone on the island of Nisida, showing the curved sides of a sunken crater; Pietro Fabris sketching and Sir William Hamilton in the foreground. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.

Antiquités étrusques, grecques et romaines, gravées / par F.A. David, avec leurs explications par d'Hancarville.

1 print : etching, with gouache ; platemark 21.3 x 39.4 cm

viii, 184 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

In the image of Priapus / Giancarlo Carabelli.

320 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 28 cm

Vases & volcanoes : Sir William Hamilton and his collection / Ian Jenkins and Kim Sloan.

1 print : etching, with gouache ; platemark 21.2 x 39.1 cm

Black Greek drinking cups; left, shallow cup with horizontal handles; middle, tall cup with horizontal handles (kotyle); right, cup with vertical handles. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).

Above, red-figured Greek vessel used for transporting wine (transport amphora); below, detail of decoration showing two seated men, holding a sceptre, a dish a wreaths of flowers. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).

Campi Phlegraei. Observations on the volcanos of the two Sicilies as they have been communicated to the Royal Society of London / by Sir William Hamilton... with 54 plates ... from drawings taken ... by the editor, Mr. P. Fabris.--Observations sur les volcans des deux Siciles, etc.

Lava, scoriae and vitrified matter found after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.

Detail of a frieze decorating a Greek red-figured vessel (probably a vase) representing a group of richly dressed young women and a seated woman holding a sceptre (Athena ?). Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).

Three Greek wine-jugs (oinochoes); left and right vases decorated with palms; middle one decorated with a red figure draped woman. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).

Above, red-figured Greek wine bowl (column krater); below, detail of the decoration showing two women and a satyr. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).

Above, a black Greek water-jug (hydria); below, detail of decoration showing a naked man running towards a woman. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).

The outside of part of the cone of Solfatara showing lavas of different tints (yellow and grey). Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.

Above, red-figured Greek wine-mixing bowl (bell-krater); below, detail of the decoration showing a woman and two naked men with spears and a shield. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).

Above, detail of the handle of a black-figured Greek vase; middle, stylised swan and cygnet; below, stylised swan. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).

Detail of the decoration of a red-figured Greek strorage jar (pelike) showing a seated man, a seated woman (Demeter ?), a woman and a servant holding a fan, a naked man (Demophoon ?) and a winged figure. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).

1 painting (album page 7, painting number 7) : ink and watercolour ; image and border 14.8 x 23.7 cm

1 print : etching, with gouache ; image 6.1 x 18.5 cm

Felicura (Filicudi), one of the Lipari islands. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.

1 painting (album page 60, painting number 12) : ink and watercolour ; image and border 25.5 x 19.3 cm

Above, black-figured Greek perfume bottle (lekythos); below, detail of the decoration showing a young man about to ride his horse, with two servants and two dogs. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).

1 print : etching, with gouache ; image 6 x 18.2 cm

Mount Vesuvius in eruption, 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.

1 print : etching, with gouache ; image 6 x 8.5 cm

A current of lava emerging from Mount Vesuvius, 1777. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.

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William Hamilton

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Three Greek wine-jugs (oinochoes); left and right vases decorated with palms; middle one decorated with a red figure draped woman. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).

Felicura (Filicudi), one of the Lipari islands. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.

Above, black-figured Greek perfume bottle (lekythos); below, detail of the decoration showing a young man about to ride his horse, with two servants and two dogs. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).

Mount Vesuvius in eruption, 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.

A current of lava emerging from Mount Vesuvius, 1777. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.

Antiquités étrusques, grecques et romaines, gravées / par F.A. David, avec leurs explications par d'Hancarville.

The Porto Pavone on the island of Nisida, showing the curved sides of a sunken crater; Pietro Fabris sketching and Sir William Hamilton in the foreground. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.

In the image of Priapus / Giancarlo Carabelli.

Vases & volcanoes : Sir William Hamilton and his collection / Ian Jenkins and Kim Sloan.

Lava emerging from Mount Vesuvius at night and running towards Resina, 11 May 1771. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776, after a drawing made by him in 1771.

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William Hamilton

Images from the collections

Images by William Hamilton

Images featuring William Hamilton

Works from the collections

Three Greek wine-jugs (oinochoes); left and right vases decorated with palms; middle one decorated with a red figure draped woman. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).

Felicura (Filicudi), one of the Lipari islands. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.

Above, black-figured Greek perfume bottle (lekythos); below, detail of the decoration showing a young man about to ride his horse, with two servants and two dogs. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).

Mount Vesuvius in eruption, 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.

A current of lava emerging from Mount Vesuvius, 1777. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.

Antiquités étrusques, grecques et romaines, gravées / par F.A. David, avec leurs explications par d'Hancarville.

The Porto Pavone on the island of Nisida, showing the curved sides of a sunken crater; Pietro Fabris sketching and Sir William Hamilton in the foreground. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.

In the image of Priapus / Giancarlo Carabelli.

Vases & volcanoes : Sir William Hamilton and his collection / Ian Jenkins and Kim Sloan.

Lava emerging from Mount Vesuvius at night and running towards Resina, 11 May 1771. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776, after a drawing made by him in 1771.

Frequent collaborators

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