Mount Vesuvius
Italian (Neapolitan) School
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
22 Oct 1822
Materials
Gouache on paper
Measurements
432 x 648 mm
Place of origin
Naples
Collection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 2900065.1
Summary
Gouache on paper, Mount Vesuvius, Italian (Neapolitan) School, inscribed: Eruz. di Cenere de 22. Ottobre 1822 (Eruption of Ashes on 22 October 1822). One of a pair of Neapolitan gouaches, a view of Mount Vesuvius, nineteenth century, framed and glazed.
Provenance
By repute acquired by Colonel William Noel-Hill, 6th Lord Berwick (1802-82); acquired from Teresa, Lady Berwick (1890-1972), 1971; anonymous sale, Philip Serell, Malvern, 2 May 2013 (lot 151), when acquired by the National Trust (together with lot 152, 2900065.2).
Makers and roles
Italian (Neapolitan) School, artist