 1788), and Augusta (Guste) Brun (1790).From an early age, she exhibited the ability to perform as a singer and dancer, thanks to the encouragement of her mother, who had been impressed by the "attitudes" (or "living sculptures") developed by Lady Emma Hamilton, whom she had seen in Naples in 1796.Together with her mother, Ida travelled to Germany, Switzerland, and Italy from 1801 to 1810.