Sketchbook of a cruise on the Foudroyant, 1800-1806

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Title: Sketchbook of a cruise on the Foudroyant, 1800-1806
Creator: Knight, Ellis Cornelia, 1757-1837
Abstract: Sketchbook containing 37 watercolors done by Ellis Cornelia Knight while on board Lord Nelson's flagship the Foudroyant with Sir William and Lady Emma Hamilton in 1800. Twenty-six sketches are views taken from the ship off the coast of Sicily, under sail to Malta, and returning from Malta to Palermo. There are also sketches taken in Palermo prior to sailing, and on excursions from the ship near Syracuse. Sketch 2, for example, shows the villa of Prince Ventimiglieri in Palermo; sketch 19 shows an excursion party rowing near Syracuse. There is an index at the back of the volume
Description: Ellis Cornelia Knight (1757-1837), writer, governess and protégé of Lady Emma Hamilton, whom she broke with after Lady Hamilton's affair with Lord Nelson became public knowledge in England. Knight's works include Dinarbas: A Tale (1790) and Sir Guy de Lusignan (1833).
In English.
Inscribed on verso of flyleaf by Knight: "This book was commenced at Palermo in Sicily, 1800. Finished at Windsor, 1806."
Binding: contemporary full calf; gilt decoration.
Provenance: Purchased from Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2010.
Extent: 1 14 cm x 19 cm. v. (47 p.) ;
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Personal narratives
Sketchbooks
Watercolors (paintings)
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Mediterranean Coast (Italy)
Sicily
Subject (Name): Hamilton, Emma, Lady, 1761?-1815.
Hamilton, William, Sir, 1730-1803.
Knight, Ellis Cornelia, 1757-1837.
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805.
Foudroyant (Ship)
Subject (Topic): Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
Naval operations, British
Travelers' writings, English
Women travelers
Malta
Description and travel
Subjects: Hamilton, Emma, Lady, 1761?-1815
Hamilton, William, Sir, 1730-1803
Knight, Ellis Cornelia, 1757-1837
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805
Foudroyant (Ship)
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Naval operations, British
Travelers' writings, English
Women travelers
Malta > Description and travel
Mediterranean Coast (Italy) > Description and travel
Sicily > Description and travel
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Personal narratives

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Citation: Ellis Cornelia Knight, Sketchbook of a Cruise on the Foudroyant. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.