This is a portrait by Pompeo Batoni of Francis Basset (1715–1769), an an English nobleman and politician, who embarked on a Grand Tour of Italy in 1777. The image shows Castel Sant'Angelo and St. Peter's Basilica in the background.
This item shows the title page for Jérôme Lalande's 'Travels in France, Italy and the Isle of the Archipelago; or The Writings of Several Places of Europe and the East' from 1763.
This item is a lettter of marque from Captain Antoine Bollo, conceded on February 27, 1809 by Mr. Dominique Malfino of Gênes, owner of the ship "Furet", a corsair (pirate ship) weighing fifteen 15 tons.