The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford presents The English Prize. The Capture of the Westmorland, an Episode of the Grand Tour, an exhibition on view 17th May 2012 to 27th August 2012. In January 1779, The Westmorland, an armed merchant ship sailing from Livorno to London, was captured by the French, laden with works of art, books and antiquities accumulated by Grand Tourists on their travels through Italy. The cargo was acquired by the King of Spain and presented to the Royal Academy in Madrid. New research has pieced ... Read More

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