Additional Makers
Publisher - Edward Orme; Print maker - Charles Turner
Description
View at night of the volcano erupting, seen across a bay; with ships on the water and a lighthouse in the left foreground; figures standing on the shore; after William Orme; transparency with hand-colouring on recto and verso. 1799. Hand-coloured etching and mezzotint.
Inscription
Lettered below the image with the title, and 'From the Original Transparent Drawing by W,,m Orme. // Sold & Published Feb.y 1, 1799, by Edw.d Orme, Conduit Street, London. / Where may be had a great variety of Transparent Prints & every requisite for drawing them. // Orme, Conduit Street, Excu.t'
Image Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Image Credit
image © Trustees of the British Museum
Location
Mount Vesuvius, Campania, Italy
Country
Italy
Medium
Print
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes