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Laden with works of art acquired by young British travellers on the Grand Tour in Italy, the British merchant ship Westmorland sailed from the Italian port of Livorno before being captured by French naval vessels and escorted to Malaga in southern Spain. This book tells the story of the ship's capture and the disposition of its artistic contents.

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“Part adventure tale, part detective story, and completely engaging . . . a visual treat . . . illuminating.”—The Magazine Antiques * The Magazine Antiques *
Winner of the 2013 Historians of British Art Book Prize for the Multi-authored category. -- Historians of British Art Book Prize * Historians of British Art *

The English Prize

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A Hardback by María Dolores Sánchez-Jáuregui Alpañés, Scott Wilcox

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    Publisher: Yale University Press
    Publication Date: 15/05/2012
    ISBN13: 9780300176056, 978-0300176056
    ISBN10: 0300176058
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    Art: financial aspects European history

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Laden with works of art acquired by young British travellers on the Grand Tour in Italy, the British merchant ship Westmorland sailed from the Italian port of Livorno before being captured by French naval vessels and escorted to Malaga in southern Spain. This book tells the story of the ship's capture and the disposition of its artistic contents.

    Trade Review
    “Part adventure tale, part detective story, and completely engaging . . . a visual treat . . . illuminating.”—The Magazine Antiques * The Magazine Antiques *
    Winner of the 2013 Historians of British Art Book Prize for the Multi-authored category. -- Historians of British Art Book Prize * Historians of British Art *

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