Reference code
NOR/53
Title
[James Northcote], Florence, to Saml. Northcote, Plymouth , devonshire, England
Date
20 Sep 1779
Level
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.