Sir William Hamilton (1730 - 1803)

Sir William Hamilton (1730 - 1803)

RA Collection: People and Organisations

Connoisseur, and collector of paintings, ancient Greek vases and other antiquities; vulcanologist. M.P. 1761-4; British ambassador at Naples 1764-1800; knighted 1772 January 15.

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Born: 1730

Died: 6 April 1803

Gender: Male

Works by Sir William Hamilton in the RA Collection

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Sir William Hamilton

The Meidias Hydria: The rape of the daughter of Leucippus by the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, attic hydria (colour plate)
Sir William Hamilton

Vulcan presents arms to Thetis

Etching with hand colouring
Sir William Hamilton

Colour plate of bearded Dionysus, seated, and Pan, taken from an attic lekythos

Etching with hand colouring
Sir William Hamilton

Colour plate of woman's head with cap, from a campanian hydria

Etching with hand colouring and highlights in white lead
Sir William Hamilton

Colour plate of two syrens, from black figured alabastron

Etching with hand colouring
Sir William Hamilton

Colour plate of youth with spears pursuing a woman

Etching with hand colouring
Sir William Hamilton

Colour plate of an arming scene, from a lucanian bell krater

Etching with hand colouring
Sir William Hamilton

Colour plate of woman, Eros and youth, from an attic pelike

Etching with hand colouring
Sir William Hamilton

Colour plate of Eros and two woman (possibly Aphrodite?)

Etching with hand colouring
Sir William Hamilton

Colour plate of two lions fighting, from attic black figure lekythos

Etching with hand colouring
Sir William Hamilton

Colour plate of two warriors fighting in front of two youths, from attic black figured lekythos

Etching with hand colouring
Sir William Hamilton

Outline and profile of attic black figured lekythos
Sir William Hamilton

Attic black figured lekythos showing two warriors fighting in front of two youths
Sir William Hamilton

The Hamilton Vase: Colour plate of woman's head among plant motifs, from apulian volute krater

Etching with hand colouring and highlights in white lead
Sir William Hamilton

The Hamilton Vase: Colour plate of youth in a temple, stele and eight youths

Etching with hand colouring and highlights in white lead
Sir William Hamilton

The Hamilton Vase: Outline and profile of youth in a temple
Sir William Hamilton

The Hamilton Vase: Outline and profile of apulian volute krater
Sir William Hamilton

The Hamilton Vase: Apulian volute krater showing youth in a temple and other two figures
Sir William Hamilton

Colour plate of Cadmos at Ares's well, from attic oinoche

Etching with hand colouring and highlights in white lead
Sir William Hamilton

Colour plate of comic actor with torches, from campanian bell krater

Etching with hand colouring and highlights in white lead
Sir William Hamilton

Colour plate of an owl, from a cotyle

Etching with hand colouring and highlights in white lead
Sir William Hamilton

Colour plate of Dionysian group with satyrs and maenad, from attic bell krater

Etching with hand colouring and highlights in white lead
Sir William Hamilton

Colour plate of woman's head, from campanian black figured leykythos

Etching with hand colouring and highlights in white lead
Sir William Hamilton

Outline and profile of campanian black figured lekythos
Sir William Hamilton

Campanian black figured lekythos showing woman's head
Sir William Hamilton

Colour plate of Eos pursuing Kephalos, from attic kalyx krater

Etching with hand colouring
Sir William Hamilton

Attic kalyx krater showing Eos pursuing Kephalos
Sir William Hamilton

Outline and profile view of attic hydria
Sir William Hamilton

Attic hydria showing Apollo, Eros and the Muses at their toilet
Sir William Hamilton

Lucanian bell krater (left) and attic hydria (right)
Sir William Hamilton

Colour plate of attic hydria showing two women playing ball
Sir William Hamilton

The Hunt Krater: coloured plate showing three galloping horsemen
Sir William Hamilton

The Hunt Krater: colour plate of boar hunt with five hunters
Sir William Hamilton

The Hunt Krater: outlined view and profile
Sir William Hamilton

The Hunt Krater: detailed view showing three galloping horsemen
Sir William Hamilton

Of Sculpture and Painting
Sir William Hamilton

Of Sculpture and Painting
Sir William Hamilton

Of Architecture, Antiquity of the Tuscan Order
Sir William Hamilton

Of Architecutre, Antiquity of the Tuscan Order
Sir William Hamilton

Of the Origin of the Etruscans, and of their Letters
Sir William Hamilton

Of the Origin of the Etruscans, and of their Letters
Sir William Hamilton

Title page
Sir William Hamilton

Title-page
Sir William Hamilton

Preface
Sir William Hamilton

Preface
Sir William Hamilton

Outline and profile of attic kalyx krater
Sir William Hamilton

Colour plate of Apollo, Eros and the Muses at their toilet, from attic hydria

Etching with hand colouring and highlights in white lead
Sir William Hamilton

Dedication to King George III

Associated books

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Associated archives

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