Mount Vesuvius: a volcanic eruption at the foot of the mountain, 1760–1761, causing the destruction of the land and …
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| Caption | 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. 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 The eruption of Vesuvius from 23 December 1760 to 5 January 1761. Created 1776. Volcanoes. Vesuvius (Italy). Contributors: Pietro Fabris (active 1756–1784); Sir William Hamilton (1730–1803). Work ID: uubrtsyd. |
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| Creator | see caption |
| Artwork medium | etching, with gouache |
| Credit | Wellcome Collection |
| Terms of use | Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) |
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