Eruption of Vesuvius
Joseph Wright of Derby, 1776
Collection:
Private Collection
Related works
Vesuvius from Posillipo, c. 1788 (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT)
Other Artists Painting Vesuvius
William Marlow, Vesuvius Erupting at Night, c. 1768 (Berger Collection, Denver Art Museum). Marlow was a British artist who visited Italy between 1765 and 1767. He may have witnessed the eruptions of March 1766 and March 1767.
Johann Christian Claussen Dahl, Vesuvius Erupting, 1826. Dahl (Norwegian) was a pupil and colleague of Caspar David Friedrich in Dresden.
About the Artist
Born: Derby, England, 30 September 1734
Died: Derby, England, 29 August 1797
Nationality: English
Died: Derby, England, 29 August 1797
Nationality: English