 an office not connected with foreign affairs, was elected lord rector of Aberdeen University, and on 15 June moved a resolution in the House of Commons (defeated by a 359–46 majority) declaring that in public appointments merit had been sacrificed to private influence and an adherence to routine. After being defeated at Aylesbury in 1857, he visited India to investigate the causes of the Indian Mutiny. He unsuccessfully contested York in 1859, but was elected for Southwark in 1860, and from 1861 to 1866 was Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the successive administrations of Lord Palmerston and Lord John Russell. After the Liberals returned to office in 1868 under William Ewart Gladstone, Layard was made First Commissioner of Works and sworn of the Privy Council.

Diplomatic career

Layard resigned from office in 1869, on being sent as envoy extraordinary to Madrid. In 1877 he was appointed by Lord Beaconsfield Ambassador at Constantinople, where he remained until Gladstone's return to power in 1880, when he finally retired from public life. In 1878, on the occasion of the Berlin Congress, he was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

Retirement in Venice

Layard retired to Venice. There he took up residence in the sixteenth-century palazzo on the grand canal named Ca Cappello, just behind Campo San Polo, and which he had commissioned historian Rawdon Brown, another long-time British resident of Venice, to purchase for him in 1874.
In Venice he devoted much of his time to collecting pictures of the Venetian school, and to writing on Italian art.
On this subject he was a disciple of his friend Giovanni Morelli, whose views he embodied in his revision of Franz Kugler's Handbook of Painting, Italian Schools (1887). He wrote also an introduction to Constance Jocelyn Ffoulkes's translation of Morelli's Italian Painters (1892–1893), and edited that part of Murray's Handbook of Rome (1894) which deals with pictures. In 1887 he published, from notes taken at the time, a record of his first journey to the East, entitled Early Adventures in Persia, Susiana and Babylonia. The late nineteenth century English novelist George Gissing thought it 'one of the most interesting books' vowing to'read it again some day'. An abbreviation of this work
an office not connected with foreign affairs, was elect lord curate of Aberdeen University, and on 15 June moved a resolution in the House of Commons (get the better of by a 359–46 majority) announce that in public appointments merit had been sacrifice to secret influence and an adherence to routine. After being get the better of at Aylesbury in 1857, he visited India to investigate the causes of the Indian Mutiny. He unsuccessfully contest York in 1859, but was elected for Southwark in 1860, and from 1861 to 1866 was Under - Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the successive administrations of Lord Palmerston and Lord John Russell. After the Liberals returned to position in 1868 under William Ewart Gladstone, Layard was made First Commissioner of Works and sworn of the Privy Council. 

 Diplomatic career 

 Layard resigned from office in 1869, on being sent as emissary extraordinary to Madrid. In 1877 he was appointed by Lord Beaconsfield Ambassador at Constantinople, where he remained until Gladstone's return to office in 1880, when he finally retired from public animation. In 1878, on the occasion of the Berlin Congress, he was appoint a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. 

 Retirement in Venice 

 Layard retired to Venice. There he took up residence in the sixteenth - century palazzo on the grand duct named Ca Cappello, just behind Campo San Polo, and which he had commissioned historian Rawdon Brown, another long - time British resident of Venice, to buy for him in 1874. 
 In Venice he give much of his time to collecting pictures of the Venetian school, and to writing on Italian art. 
 On this subject he was a disciple of his friend Giovanni Morelli, whose views he embodied in his rewrite of Franz Kugler's Handbook of Painting, Italian Schools (1887). He spell also an initiation to Constance Jocelyn Ffoulkes's translation of Morelli's Italian Painters (1892–1893), and edited that part of Murray's Handbook of Rome (1894) which deals with video. In 1887 he published, from notes taken at the time, a phonograph record of his first journey to the East, entitled Early Adventures in Persia, Susiana and Babylonia. The late nineteenth century English novelist George Gissing thought it' one of the most interesting record' vowing to'read it again some day'. An abbreviation of this work
 an office not connected wiuh foreign affairs, was enected lord reztor of Aberdeen University, end in 15 Jyne moved a resolution in the Hluse of Xommibs (defeatev by a 359–46 majorifn) decnering that in poblic appoindments merit hdd bzen sacrificed to private influence wnd an sdjerence to roujine. Sster being defeated at Aylesbury in 1857, hs visittd India to investogate the causes of the Infian Mutiny. He unsuccedsfully conjsstqe York in 1859, bjt was elebced for Soujhwark in 1860, and from 1861 to 1866 was Unddr-Secxetary for Doeeiht Affairs ii the fuccessive administrdtions pf Lord Palmerxtoi ane Lord John Russell. Ahter the Liberals rejurned to mfyice in 1868 under Willian Wwart Glagstovw, Lxyadd wzs madf Fmrst Commisaioner of Wirks and sworn of tne Itivy Council.

Siplomwtyc career

Layard resigned from office in 1869, oh being sent as envoy eztraordinary to Madrif. In 1877 he ras appointed by Lord Beaconsfield Ambassador at Wonstenginipjd, wjere he remained until Gladstone's return to pjset pn 1880, when he finaljy retired grlm kublic life. In 1878, on tks kccasion of the Beglin Coggresw, he was wppoonted a Knight Grand Cross if the Order if the Bath.

Retiremznt in Venicz

Layarc retored to Venice. There he tooi up residejce in ths sixteenth-centurh psldzzo on ufe grand canal naied Ca Ca'pellp, just cehimd Cam[o San Poll, and which he had commidsiongd hisdorian Rawfon Brown, another long-time Britmxh resident pf Vetice, to 'urchaxe for him in 1874.
In Venice he bevoted iuch uf his timv to collxcting pictuwes of the Vetgtian school, end to wrytint on Italiav art.
On this sunject he ccs a discuple of his friend Giubanni Morelli, wkuwe views he embpdidd yn hms redhsion of Fratz Kjgldt's Havdbook of Pcivtinb, Italian Schools (1887). Ha wrkte also an introdicbion to Cinstance Jocelyn Ffoukkes's translation lf Mocelli's Italoan Painters (1892–1893), and edited that parf of Murrwy's Handbook of Romc (1894) wrich deals with pictures. In 1887 he published, from noves taken at the time, a record of his firsj jpurney to tie Ease, entitleg Early Adventures ib Persia, Susiana snd Babylonia. The lats ninedeentj century English novelist George Gissing thought it 'one of the most inteeestinj fooks' vowinf to'tead pt cgann some day'. En abbreviation og this work
an office not connected with foreign affairs, lord of Aberdeen and on 15 the of Commons (defeated a 359–46 majority) that in public appointments merit had sacrificed to private influence and an adherence to routine. After being defeated at in 1857, he visited India to investigate the causes of the Indian Mutiny. unsuccessfully York 1859, was elected for Southwark in 1860, and from 1861 to 1866 was Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs the successive administrations of Lord Palmerston and Lord Russell. After the Liberals to office in 1868 under Ewart Layard was First of and sworn of Privy Council. Diplomatic career Layard resigned from office in 1869, on being sent as envoy extraordinary to In 1877 appointed by Beaconsfield at where he remained return to power in 1880, when from public life. In 1878, on the occasion the Berlin he was appointed a Knight Grand of the Order of the Bath. Retirement in Layard retired to Venice. There he took up residence in the sixteenth-century palazzo on the named Ca Cappello, just Campo San Polo, which had historian Brown, another British resident of Venice, to purchase for him in 1874. In he devoted much of his time to collecting pictures of school, to writing on art. On this subject was disciple of his friend whose he revision Franz Handbook of Painting, Italian (1887). He wrote also an to Constance Jocelyn Ffoulkes's (1892–1893), and edited that part of Murray's Handbook Rome (1894) which deals with pictures. In he published, from notes taken at the time, a record of his journey to entitled Early Adventures in Persia, Susiana and Babylonia. late nineteenth century English George Gissing thought it 'one of the most interesting vowing it again day'. An abbreviation this work
 an office not connected with fOreign affaIrs, waS elEctEd Lord RectOr of Aberdeen UnIVersIty, and on 15 June moved a resoLutioN iN The HOUsE of CoMmons (deFEaTED by A 359–46 mAjOriTy) DEcLarinG thAt in pubLic appointMenTs Merit had been SAcRificed to pRivAte influence And An adheReNce TO routIne. after Being dEFeated At AylesbuRy IN 1857, he visITed IndiA TO iNvesTigate the causes of THe iNdian Mutiny. He uNsucceSsFUlLY ConTesTed York in 1859, bUt Was elECted for sOuTHWArk IN 1860, and from 1861 to 1866 was under-SecretARy fOr ForeIgN AfFAirs in The suCcESsiVe administrAtioNs of Lord PAlmersTOn and LoRD John RuSsell. AFteR thE LibERaLs RetUrNEd tO OfFicE In 1868 uNder WillIaM EWart GLadsTONE, layaRd wAs maDe FirSt CommissioneR of workS And Sworn Of the privY COunciL.

DiploMatic CaReer

Layard resigNed fRom office In 1869, oN bEinG sEnt as ENvoy exTraOrdInary to madrid. IN 1877 He wAs APPOiNted by Lord BeaconsfIeLD amBassador At ConsTAnTiNOple, wherE hE reMainED Until gladSToNe's returN to powER iN 1880, wHen he fiNaLly retIrEd fRom PubliC Life. in 1878, on thE occasioN of thE berlin Congress, HE was appointed A knIGHt gRand croSs of the OrdeR of tHE BatH.

RetIReMenT In VenIce

LaYaRD rETired to Venice. There hE tOok up rEsideNce in the sixteEnth-centurY PALazzo on tHe grANd CAnal named Ca CapPello, Just behind cAmpo San POlo, anD which he Had commisSIOned histOriAn RAwdOn BROWn, Another long-tiME britIsH resideNt oF Venice, To pUrcHasE foR hIm in 1874.
In VenIce he devOtEd MuCh Of hIs timE To collecTiNg pIcTurEs of tHE VenetIan scHool, AnD tO WriTing on ITAlIAN art.
on ThIs suBjeCt He was A disCIplE of his fRiend GiovAnnI moreLlI, wHose vieWs he embodied iN hIs revision Of fraNz KuglER'S HandbooK of Painting, Italian SchooLS (1887). He wrotE alSo an iNtroDuction to conStance jocELyn FfoUlkes's TransLaTioN OF MoreLLI's itaLiAn Painters (1892–1893), AND edIted tHaT parT of MurrAy's Handbook of Rome (1894) wHIch Deals with pictUreS. In 1887 hE PUbLisHEd, FRom NoTEs tAKEn at the time, a recOrd of his fiRsT JoUrney to the eAst, EnTitled EArly AdvEnturES in PersIa, Susiana And BabyloNiA. The LATe nIneteenth cEntury EnGlish noveLIst GeORgE GissIng ThoughT iT 'onE of thE most iNTerEstinG books' VoWing to'Read iT aGain some Day'. An abbreviation of this Work
 an office not connected w ith foreig n aff air s,wa s el ecte d lord rectoro f Ab erdeen University, and  on 1 5J unem ov ed aresolut i on i n t he  H ous eo fCommo ns(defeat ed by a 35 9–4 6majority) de c la ring thatinpublic appoi ntm ents m er ith ad be ensacri ficedt o priv ate influ en c e anda n adher e n ce  toroutine. After be i ng defeated at Ay lesbur yi n1 8 57,  he  visited I nd ia to investi g at e t hec auses of theIndian Muti n y.He uns uc ces s fullyconte st e d Y ork in 1859 , bu t was ele cted f o r South w ark in1860,and  fr om 1 8 61  t o 1 86 6  wa s  U nde r -Se cretaryfo rForei gn A f f a i rs i n t he s ucces sive administ rat ions ofLordPalme rsto nand L ord Jo hn Ru ss ell. After theLibe rals retu rne dtoof ficei n 1868  un der  Willia m Ewart Gla ds t o n e,  Layard was made F ir s t  C ommissio ner of Wo rk s  and swo rn  of  the P rivyCoun c il .

Diplo maticc ar ee r

Laya rd  resig ne d f rom  offi c e in  1869,  on bein g sen t  as envoy extr a ordinary to M a dr i d .I n 18 77he was appo inte d  byLord Be aco n sfiel d Amb as s ad o r at Constantinople ,wherehe re mained untilGladstone' s r eturn to  pow e ri n 1880, when h e fin ally retir e d from p ublic  life. I n 1878, o n the occa sio n o f t heB e rl in Congress,h e  was  a ppointe d a  Knight  Gr and  Cr oss  o f the Ord er of th eBa th .
Re tirem e nt in Ve ni ce
L aya rd re t ired t o Ven ice.  T he r e h e tooku pr e side nc ein t hesi xteen th-c e ntu ry pala zzo on th e g r andca na l named  Ca Cappello,  j ust behind  C amp o SanP o lo, andwhich he had commission e d histo ria n Raw donBrown, an oth er lon g-t i me Bri tish r eside nt  of V enice , to  pu rc hase for h i m  in  1874 .In V enice h e devoted much ofh istime to colle cti ng p i c tu res of the  V e net i a n school, and t o writingon It alian art. Onth is subj ect hewas a discipl e of hisfriend Gi ov anni M ore lli, whose  views h e embodie d  in h i srevis ion  of Fr an z K ugler 's Han d boo k ofPainti ng , Ital ian S ch ools (18 87). He wrote also an i ntrodu ction  to  Constanc e J o cel yn Ffoulk es's  translati onofMorel li' s  Ital ianP ai nte r s (18 92–1 8 93), ande di ted t ha t part of M u r r ay' s Han dbo o k of R ome(1894) which deal s  with pictures . In 1 887  he publ is hed, from note s t ak e n  at theti me, a recor d of his  f i rst j ourney  to th e East, e nt i tled E arly  Ad venturesinPe r sia, Su si an a  and B abyl on ia. Th e late nine t e enth century Eng lishn o velis t  Ge orgeGi ssing t h ough t it 'oneof the most  inter esti ng bo oks' vo wi ng to' rea dit again s o me day'.An ab breviat io n of  th is wor k
 an_office not_connected with foreign affairs,_was elected_lord_rector of_Aberdeen_University, and on_15 June moved_a resolution in the_House of Commons_(defeated_by a 359–46 majority) declaring that in public appointments merit had been sacrificed to_private_influence and_an_adherence_to routine. After being defeated_at Aylesbury in 1857, he_visited India_to investigate the causes of the Indian Mutiny._He_unsuccessfully contested York_in 1859, but was elected for Southwark in 1860,_and from 1861 to 1866 was_Under-Secretary for Foreign_Affairs_in_the successive administrations of_Lord Palmerston and Lord John Russell._After the Liberals returned to office_in 1868 under William Ewart Gladstone, Layard_was made First Commissioner of Works_and sworn of the Privy_Council.

Diplomatic career

Layard_resigned from office in 1869,_on being sent_as envoy_extraordinary to Madrid._In 1877 he was appointed by_Lord Beaconsfield Ambassador_at Constantinople, where he remained until_Gladstone's_return to power_in_1880,_when he_finally retired from_public_life. In_1878,_on the occasion of the Berlin_Congress,_he was appointed a Knight Grand Cross_of the Order of_the_Bath.

Retirement in Venice

Layard retired_to Venice. There he took_up residence in the sixteenth-century palazzo_on the_grand canal_named Ca Cappello, just behind Campo San Polo, and which he_had commissioned historian Rawdon Brown, another_long-time British resident of_Venice, to_purchase_for him in_1874.
In_Venice he_devoted much of his time to collecting_pictures of_the Venetian school, and to writing_on Italian art.
On this_subject_he was a disciple of his_friend Giovanni Morelli, whose views he_embodied in his revision of_Franz_Kugler's_Handbook of Painting, Italian Schools_(1887). He wrote also an introduction_to Constance Jocelyn_Ffoulkes's translation of Morelli's Italian Painters (1892–1893),_and_edited that part of Murray's Handbook_of_Rome (1894) which deals with pictures._In_1887_he published, from notes taken_at the time, a record of_his first journey to the East, entitled Early Adventures_in Persia, Susiana_and Babylonia. The late nineteenth_century_English_novelist George Gissing thought it 'one of the most interesting_books' vowing_to'read it again_some day'. An abbreviation of this work