L. Caracciolo (*1761) After Wilkins (*1767), House Of Pansa In Pompeii, 1819, Aquatint - May 11, 2024 | Fichter Kunsthandel In Hesse
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L. CARACCIOLO (*1761) after WILKINS (*1767), House of Pansa in Pompeii, 1819, Aquatint

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L. CARACCIOLO (*1761) after WILKINS (*1767), House of Pansa in Pompeii, 1819, Aquatint
L. CARACCIOLO (*1761) after WILKINS (*1767), House of Pansa in Pompeii, 1819, Aquatint
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Ludovico Caracciolo (1761 Rome - 1842 ) after Henry Wilkins (1767 - 1847 ): House of Gaius Cuspius Pansa in Pompeii Ancient ruins, 1819, Aquatint


Technique: Aquatint on Paper


Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "H. Wilkins del. / L. Caracciolo inc.". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Entrée de la Maison de Pansa".


Date: 1819


Description: This art-historically significant print shows the remains of the ancient architecture of the Pansa House in Pompeii, whose colossal columns and structures contrast impressively against a dramatic sky and mountain backdrop. The image is characterised by a mixture of decay and grandeur.


Source: Henry Wilkins (1767 -1847 ) Suite de vues pittoresques des ruines de Pompeii et un précis historique de la ville, avec un plan des fouilles qui ont été faites jusqu'en février 1819 et une description des objets les plus intéressants / par Henry Wilkins, 1819 | print suite, Landscape, Architecture


Keywords: Pompeii; Campania; Vesuvius; antiquity; ruins; columns; archaeology; history; graphics; artwork; decay; grandeur; perspective; mountain scenery; sky; tree; clouds; stone road; engraving; art history, 19th century, Romanticism, Cities, Italy, Pompeii (Campanian),


Size: Paper: 31,0 cm x 41,3 cm (12,2 x 16,3 in), Plate: 26,8 cm x 36,5 cm (10,6 x 14,4 in), Depiction: 24,7 cm x 34,3 cm (9,7 x 13,5 in)
Condition
Rather good condition. Foxing is visible on the entire sheet. The lower right corner of the sheet has a fine liquid stain. Small liquid stain at top centre. Individual hairline omissions in the print.
Dimensions
31 x 41.3 cm
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L. CARACCIOLO (*1761) after WILKINS (*1767), House of Pansa in Pompeii, 1819, Aquatint

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