Studies & Designs: Port of Vesuvius

Studies & Designs: Port of Vesuvius
Studies & Designs: Port of Vesuvius
Studies & Designs: Port of Vesuvius
The Trustees of the British Museum
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Artist
John Whessell (c.1760-1806) after Wilson
Title
Studies & Designs: Port of Vesuvius
Date
Published 1811
Medium
Soft-ground etching, with etching
Dimensions
Metric: 173 x 229 mm
Imperial: 6 13/16 x 9 in.
Accession Number
1863,1114.228
Wilson Online Reference
E60/32
Description
View of a port in the middle distance to the left, with mountains further forward on either side intersected by a road running diagonally - all within an etched rectangular border
Provenance
Bought from Samuel & Sons, 1863
Signature/inscription
Lettered below the image with the title and 'Wilson del | Whessell Sc'
Related Drawings
D53/68 Studies and Designs done in Rome in the Year 1752, p. 68, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Critical commentary
From a set of small soft-ground etchings by Whessell made after Wilson's drawings in a sketchbook at the Victoria & Albert Museum (D53-D53/81). The present print is taken from p. 48 (D53/68). In 1811 the etchings were published by the Oxford-based publisher, Robert Archer in more than one format.