How you can use this image
Public Domain
This image has been assigned a Public Domain Mark and is free to use with unrestricted use.
Please acknowledge the Collection who own the work with a photo credit — this helps spread the word about their resources.
To learn more about images and rights, please see our image use page.
DownloadNotes
Add or edit a note on this artwork that only you can see. You can find notes again by going to the ‘Notes’ section of your account.
Published in 'Campi Phlegraei', by Sir William Hamilton, Naples 1776, vol.1, plate XVI. Designed to show the volcanic tufa of which most of the high ground above Naples is composed.
Title
Entrance of the Grotto at Posillipo, Called Piedigrotta, Reputed to Be Virgil's Tomb
Date
1776
Medium
etching & gouache on paper
Measurements
H 20.3 x W 39.5 cm
Accession number
43641i
Acquisition method
presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome
Work type
Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Road, London, Greater London NW1 2BE England
This venue is open to the public. Not all artworks are on display. If you want to see a particular artwork, please contact the venue.
View venue
-
Firework Display, Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome Government Art Collection -
The Crater of Monte Gauro or Barbaro (Right), with Other Volcanic Features in the Background Wellcome Collection -
The Island of Stromboli, Smoke Erupting from Its Peak Wellcome Collection -
Four Specimens of Tufa from the Quarries near the Grotto of Posillipo Wellcome Collection -
The Bay of Naples from Posillipo, Italy Compton Verney -
Stones or Crystals from Mount Vesuvius Wellcome Collection -
The Capo dell'Arco Promontory on the Island of Ventoténe (Ventotiene, Ancient Pandatoria), Showing Strata of Tufa and Lava Wellcome Collection - 52 more