View of the House of Ariadne, Pompeii
John Surtees (Ebchester 1817 - Ashover 1915)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1881 (signed and dated)
Materials
Watercolour and pencil on paper
Measurements
267 x 425 mm (10 1/2 x 16 3/4 in)
Order this imageCollection
Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1230325
Summary
Watercolour and pencil on paper, View of the House of Ariadne, Pompeii, by John Surtees (Ebchester 1817 - Ashover 1915), signed and dated 1881. A view of the peristyle of the House of Ariadne in Pompeii, from the atrium, with Vesuvius smoking in the distance.
Provenance
Armstrong collection. Transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 - 1987).
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom right: John Surtees. 1881
Makers and roles
John Surtees (Ebchester 1817 - Ashover 1915), artist