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CHAPTER IV
The Dilettanti and Classical Archaeology—Earlier history
of the study—The Earl of Arundel—The Arundel
Marbles—Other collectors—Explorations in situ:
Nointel and Carrey—Spon and Wheler; Chishull
—British artists in J^ome j Brettingham and Gavin
Hamilton—Stuart and I{evett—Sir James Gray and
the Dilettanti—Election of Stuart and J{evett—
Their expedition to Athens——Dawkins and Wood—
Le P^oy and Dalton—The Dilettanti and ' The Anti-
quities of Athens [—Success of the volume—The
Society sends an expedition to Asia Minor—Chandler,
F^evett, and Pars—Instructions to the expedition—
Work in the Troad and Ionia—Approval of the
Society—Work in Attica and the Morea—Return
and reception of the explorers—The 'Ionian Anti-
quities': choice of materials—Preparation and
publication of the volume—Presentation copies—
Chandlers 'Inscriptions' and 'Travels'—Proposed
continuation of' Ionian Antiquities'—The drawings
of J^evett and Pars : various claimants for their
use—Difficulties between Stuart and J^evett—
Appointment of a Committee—Death of Stuart;
posthumous publication of 'The Antiquities of Athens'
vols, ii^ iii, and iv—Publication of 'Ionian Antiquities'
vol. ii—Custody of the Society's marbles—Marbles
and drawings presented to the British Museum.
The /^\UR narrative has thus far been chiefly
Dilettanti I 1 occupied with the personal aspects and
yircb^u"1 ^"~>^ convivial usages of the Society, with its
9 ogy' building schemes, its gradual accumulation of cor-
porate funds, and its projects, more or less successful,
The Dilettanti and Classical Archaeology—Earlier history
of the study—The Earl of Arundel—The Arundel
Marbles—Other collectors—Explorations in situ:
Nointel and Carrey—Spon and Wheler; Chishull
—British artists in J^ome j Brettingham and Gavin
Hamilton—Stuart and I{evett—Sir James Gray and
the Dilettanti—Election of Stuart and J{evett—
Their expedition to Athens——Dawkins and Wood—
Le P^oy and Dalton—The Dilettanti and ' The Anti-
quities of Athens [—Success of the volume—The
Society sends an expedition to Asia Minor—Chandler,
F^evett, and Pars—Instructions to the expedition—
Work in the Troad and Ionia—Approval of the
Society—Work in Attica and the Morea—Return
and reception of the explorers—The 'Ionian Anti-
quities': choice of materials—Preparation and
publication of the volume—Presentation copies—
Chandlers 'Inscriptions' and 'Travels'—Proposed
continuation of' Ionian Antiquities'—The drawings
of J^evett and Pars : various claimants for their
use—Difficulties between Stuart and J^evett—
Appointment of a Committee—Death of Stuart;
posthumous publication of 'The Antiquities of Athens'
vols, ii^ iii, and iv—Publication of 'Ionian Antiquities'
vol. ii—Custody of the Society's marbles—Marbles
and drawings presented to the British Museum.
The /^\UR narrative has thus far been chiefly
Dilettanti I 1 occupied with the personal aspects and
yircb^u"1 ^"~>^ convivial usages of the Society, with its
9 ogy' building schemes, its gradual accumulation of cor-
porate funds, and its projects, more or less successful,