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    Artist
    John Whessell (c.1760-1806) after Wilson
    Title
    Studies & Designs: View of Naples Harbour with the Lanterna del Molo and Vesuvius
    Date
    Published 1811
    Medium
    Soft-ground etching, with etching
    Dimensions
    Metric: 229 x 173 mm
    Imperial: 9 x 6 13/16 in.
    Collection
    The British Museum. To license image, click here
    Accession Number
    1863,1114.235
    Wilson Online Reference
    E60/31
    Description
    View of a port, looking down an esplanade towards a lighthouse tower. There are figures in a square in front of a building with a dome and pinnacles, a statue and a volcano in the distance to the left - all within an etched rectangular border.
    Provenance
    Bought from Samuel & Sons, 1863
    Signature/inscription
    Lettered below the image 'Wilson del | Whessell. Sc'
    Subject
    The view is of Naples harbour towards Vesuvius. On the right is the former Lanterna del Molo (demolished 1936).
    Related Drawings
    D53/37 Studies and Designs done in Rome in the Year 1752, p. 37, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
    Related Works by Other Artists
    Gabriele Ricciardelli (active 1740-1780), The Lanterna del Molo, Naples, Compton Verney (CVCSC:0364.S)

    Work of Art

    Drawings

    • Studies and Designs done in Rome in the Year 1752, p. 37, Victoria & Albert Museum, London

    Biographies

    • John Whessell (Active 1760-1799)
    • Robert Archer (1811)

    Documents

    • Robert Archer, Studies and Designs by Richard Wilson, done at Rome in the Year 1752
    This print is part of the "Studies & Designs British Museum" sketchbook
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