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  • Above, red-figured Greek cup (kylix?); below, detail of decoration showing an outdoor scene: a seated woman is attended by two servants, one is holding a parasol, the other is holding a jug. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Mount Vesuvius: the ancient crater and the changing shape of the little mountain within it between 8 and 29 July 1767. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Above, red-figured Greek water jar (hydria) decorated with figures and a palm motif; below, detail of the decoration showing a frieze of stylised foliage. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek water jar (hydria); centre, detail of decoration showing one man playing the flute and another following him during what seems to be a bacchanalia; below, two heads in profile: one male, one female (?). Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek wine bowl (bell-krater); below, detail of decoration showing a seated woman, a satyr and a woman holding a basket of eggs ?. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the night of 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.
  • Above, red-figured Greek bowl (situla?) decorated with a palm motif and a woman holding a casket; below, detail of the decoration showing a naked man and a seated woman (Aphrodite?) holding an umbrella and a mirror. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Campi Phlegraei. Observations on the volcanos of the two Sicilies as they have been communicated to the Royal Society of London / by Sir William Hamilton... with 54 plates ... from drawings taken ... by the editor, Mr. P. Fabris.--Observations sur les volcans des deux Siciles, etc.
  • Lava emerging from Mount Vesuvius at night and running towards Resina, 11 May 1771. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776, after a drawing made by him in 1771.
  • Above, red-figured Greek wine-mixing bowl (bell-krater); below, detail of the decoration showing a seated winged figure and a woman holding various objects. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • An episode on a Greek red-figured wine-mixing bowl (bell-krater): four reclining symposiasts are served by a boy holding a wine-jug and a strainer. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • A quarry from which stones were cut to make the pavements of Naples, showing strata of lava from Mount Vesuvius. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Four specimens of tufa from the quarries near the Grotto of Posillipo. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Above, red-figured wine-mixing bowl (column krater); below, detail of the decoration showing a maenad dancing with a satyr. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, black ground two-handled Greek cup (kylix) decorated with stylised pattern of olive leaves; below, black-ground two-handled Greek cup (skyphos) decorated with stylised lilies of the valley. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, black-figured Greek cup (kylix); below, detail of the decoration showing two men (Dionysos in the centre ?) and a satyr. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Red-figured Greek water jar (hydria) decorated with a palm motif. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Tufa at the bottom of the crater of Monte Nuovo near Pozzuoli, formed in a volcanic eruption in 1538. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Frieze decorating the inside of a Greek red-figured cup (kylix) showing naked youths and a palm motif. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • The island of Ischia seen from the sea, showing volcanic features. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Above, red-figured Greek wine bowl (bell krater); below, detail of decoration showing a naked man holding a spear and two women, one of them seated. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Entrance of the grotto at Posillipo, called Piedigrotta, reputed to be Virgil's tomb. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Above, black lamp; below, drinking vessel with two handles, decorated with a winged figure holding an open box and an umbrella. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, black-figured Greek perfume bottle (lekythos); below, detail of the decoration showing a young man about to ride his horse, with two servants and two dogs. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Detail of decoration of a red-figured Greek vessel showing three youths, one holding a ball, one holding a lyre ?. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, a red-figured wine bowl (krater); below, decorative detail including an erotic (?) scene between two men. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Seven pieces of tufa from the vicinity of Naples. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Mount Vesuvius: a volcanic eruption at the foot of the mountain, 1760-1761, causing the destruction of the land and property. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776, after his drawing, 1760-1761.
  • Above, red-figured Greek water jar (hydria) decorated with a palm motif; below, detail of the decoration showing a naked man bringing flowers to a seated woman holding a plate. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, white-ground black-figured Greek vessel decorated with a frieze of stylised sphinxes and lions; below, side view of the vessel. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).