Lava, scoriae and pumice from Mount Vesuvius. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.

  • Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.
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[1776]
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43728i
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The rocks are depicted in such a way as to suggest that they form large structures extending high above ground

Publication/Creation

[Naples] : [P. Fabris], [1776]

Physical description

1 print : etching, with gouache ; platemark 21.3 x 39.2 cm

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References note

On Fabris's coloured prints for Hamilton's Campi phlegraei see B. Fothergill, Sir William Hamilton envoy extraordinary, New York 1969, pp. 138-143, and John Thackray, '"The modern Pliny": Hamilton and Vesuvius', in Ian Jenkins and Kim Sloan, Vases and volcanoes, London 1996, pp. 65-74

Reference

Wellcome Collection 43728i

Exhibitions note

Exhibited in “The Legacy of Vesuvius: Bourbon Discoveries on the Bay of Naples” at Meadows Museum, Dallas, 15 September 2024 - 5 January 2025

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