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View from Posillipo on 9 August 1779. Published in 'Supplement to Campi Phlegraei', by Sir William Hamilton, Naples 1779, plate III.
Title
Mount Vesuvius Emitting a Column of Smoke after Its Eruption on 8 August 1779
Date
1779
Medium
etching & gouache on paper
Measurements
H 38.9 x W 21 cm
Accession number
43804i
Acquisition method
presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome
Work type
Wellcome Collection
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