Lady Emma Hamilton as Thalia, Raphael Morghen, 1758-1833, 1797, Graphic Art, Copper Engraving, As though for a brief moment, Lady Emma Hamilton (1761-1803) removes the comedian’s mask from her face to reveal who she is. Her biographer, Walter Sichel, describes how she was painted, modelled and interpreted in virtually every conceivable material. Her husband was the British diplomat in Naples, Sir William Hamilton (1770-1803). In their home in the Palazzo Sessa, he had furnished a room in which she appeared in a range of different roles. In this print

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