Reference code
NOR/55
Title
[James Northcote], Parma, Saml. Northcote, Plymouth, Devonshire, England
Date
15 Nov 1779
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 piece
Content Description
He describes his visit to Parma; much of the Farnese family collection was removed to Naples by the King of Spain; the works of
Correggio are very fine; he has seen so many pictures he is not now easily pleased, he still places
Sir Joshua's work highly; he has been lucky to avoid earthquakes in Bologna; Italian newspapers regard a French summer invasion of England as a certainty.