Inferno del Vesuvio 1839
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1839
Materials
paper, glass & wood
Measurements
330 mm (H); 480 mm (W); 410 mm (H); 550 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286193
Summary
Gouache on paper, Inferno del Vesuvio, 1839. A view of the molten lava erupting out of the mouth of Vesuvius with clouds of red smoke surrounding it. Nearby, on darker rocks, stands a guide with two gentlemen. Within a black frame-line, inscribed 'Inferno del Vesuvio 1839'. In a moulded gilt frame.
Marks and inscriptions
Inferno del Vesuvio 1839 (inscribed on mount)