Studies & Designs: Vesuvius

Studies & Designs: Vesuvius
Studies & Designs: Vesuvius
Studies & Designs: Vesuvius
The Trustees of the British Museum
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Artist
John Whessell (c.1760-1806) after Wilson
Title
Studies & Designs: Vesuvius
Date
Published 1811
Medium
Soft-ground etching, etching
Dimensions
Metric: 175 x 227 mm
Imperial: 6 7/8 x 8 15/16 in.
Accession Number
1863,1114.246
Wilson Online Reference
E60/24
Description
Three men with two mules can be seen halted in a field before a volcano, beside a fourth figure who sits on a stone to the right - all within an etched rectangular border
Signature/inscription
Lettered below the image with the title and 'Wilson del. | Whessell Sc'
Related Drawings
D53/45 Studies and Designs done in Rome in the Year 1752, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, p. 45
D250 Landscape with Vesuvius, Royal Academy of Arts, London
Related Prints
E60/35 John Whessell after Wilson, Studies & Designs: Vesuvius, The British Museum
Critical commentary
From a set of small soft-ground etchings by Whessell at the British Museum ( E60/1- E60/44). These were made after Wilson's drawings in the sketchbook of the same title at the Victoria & Albert Museum (D53-D53/81). The present one is taken from p. 45 (D53/45). In 1811 the etchings were published by the Oxford-based publisher, Robert Archer in more than one format - this one with an introduction and list of subscribers.