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Four Specimens of Tufa from the Quarries near the Grotto of Posillipo

Pietro Fabris (active c.1740–1804)

Wellcome Collection

Four Specimens of Tufa from the Quarries near the Grotto of Posillipo

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Published in 'Campi Phlegraei', by Sir William Hamilton, Naples 1776, vol.1, plate XXXXII. The piece at the top left has oyster shells embedded in it.

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Title

Four Specimens of Tufa from the Quarries near the Grotto of Posillipo

Date

1776

Medium

etching & gouache on paper

Measurements

H 21.4 x W 39.5 cm

Accession number

43696i

Acquisition method

presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome

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Pietro Fabris

active c.1740–1804

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