The English Prize

Yale University Press
The English Prize
Product Specifications
  • Title: The English Prize
  • Author: The English Prize
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
  • Binding: Hardback
  • The arts general issues
  • No. of pages: 392
  • Dimensions (approx. mm): 248 x 311 x 43

Product Description

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.