[James Northcote], Florence, to Saml. Northcote, Plymouth , devonshire, England

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Reference code

NOR/53

Title

[James Northcote], Florence, to Saml. Northcote, Plymouth , devonshire, England

Date

20 Sep 1779

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Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Content Description

He is alramed by newspaper reports that the French have landed at Plymouth; he prefers Florence to Rome as the people are simpler; he is living with Hoare and has the company of an Italian family, the father of which was poet to the Emperor and Empress of Russia and has written many Operas; there have been three days of celebrations for the birth of a son to the Grand Duke, the fireworks are inferior to those of Rome; he describes seeing paintings by Titian, Raphael, Rembrandt and van Dyck.