Vesuvausbruch von 1771 (The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1771)

1797

Johann Carl Richter

Artist, German, 1759-after 1832

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint printed in brown, laid down on a mount with a contemporary printed ornamental border on blue paper and collaged title

  • Credit Line

    Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20 × 30 cm (7 7/8 × 11 13/16 in.)
    mount: 24 × 33.8 cm (9 7/16 × 13 5/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2020.36.3

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2021

  • Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022.

Bibliography

2021

  • Hoisington, Rena. Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya. Washington, 2021: 17, fig. 7.

Inscriptions

in plate, in image, at lower left: Richter fecit; engraved on label, collaged on border at lower center: Vesuvausbruch von 1771

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