Thursday, December 4, 2008

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas Emma Hamilton Gave to Me...

Eleven artful attitudes...

Emma Hamilton didn't have a dime to her name when she was tricked and literally sold to Sir William Hamilton by her boyfriend. As luck would have it, the ill-matched couple worked out (for a while anyway) and Sir William was able to help refine Emma and some of her interests. Together they would entertain traveling guests in their Naples villa and Emma would perform her "attitudes," posing in different classical stances. It was partially these sexy poses that seduced the hero du jour, Admiral Nelson.

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14 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 4, 2008 at 12:24 AM

    Stating the obvious in 3...2...1...
    Gee, she was a looker when she was young!

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  2. Heather CarrollDecember 4, 2008 at 12:25 AM

    Yes, she was gorgeous! But boy did she get fat...

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  3. AnonymousDecember 4, 2008 at 8:25 PM

    Big girls need love too...

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  4. PolonaiseDecember 4, 2008 at 8:34 PM

    Amen to that Jessica!

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  5. Heather CarrollDecember 4, 2008 at 11:50 PM

    Oh I hope that didn't get taken the wrong way! Sorry if it did! She was a big girl when Nelson fell in love with her :)

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  6. PolonaiseDecember 5, 2008 at 6:28 PM

    O Lordy! None taken at all. I always have to pipe up for those of us who won't blow away in a draft. ;)

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  7. LaurenDecember 6, 2008 at 5:39 PM

    I love the line in Blackadder "As Nelson said in the Battle of the Nile... 'England knows Lady Hamilton is a virgin. Poke my eye out and cut off my arm if I'm wrong." Gotta love Blackadder :-)

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  8. Emily JDecember 6, 2008 at 5:50 PM

    Haha, I love Blackadder.

    "No one ever made money out of good looks and charm!"
    "You obviously haven't met Lady Hamilton."

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  9. Emily JDecember 6, 2008 at 5:54 PM

    By the way, I have to add that I just love this site. I don't usually comment because I read it on Google Reader (and I'm a relatively new subscriber), but WONDERFUL job!

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  10. Heather CarrollDecember 7, 2008 at 1:33 AM

    Haha! Thanks for the Lady Hamilton jabs-gets me every time (nerd!).

    Thanks so much Emily!! Glad to see you and even happier you like the site!

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  11. AnonymousDecember 7, 2008 at 9:49 AM

    Nelson, the hero du jour?? Hero du siecle, maybe. Hero d' epoque, possibly.

    Emma *was* awfully pretty. Every single sitter of George Romney has a smug look that makes me want to punch them in the face - except for Emma.

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  12. Heather CarrollDecember 7, 2008 at 8:41 PM

    Really you don't think she has that smug look on her face?

    I think she was quite the ham for Romney!

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  13. renDecember 8, 2008 at 3:30 PM

    I'm learning so much here, I always THOUGHT I wasn't interested in this historical period but your tarts and their stories have proved me wrong (which is nothing new really).

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  14. Heather CarrollDecember 8, 2008 at 3:33 PM

    Oh that's so nice to hear, Ren! Leave it to a bunch of wanton ladies to make a time period more interesting ;)

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