Vesuvius from the Bay of Naples

1895

Frank Short, after George Frederic Watts

Associated Names
Frank Short

Artist, British, 1857 - 1945

George Frederic Watts

Artist After, British, 1817 - 1904

The image shows an elevated view of a town by the water, with a mountain emitting smoke in the distance. The color palette is mainly sepia, and the brushstrokes are soft and blending, defining the clouds and landscape. Buildings are arranged in the foreground, with trees, and the scene transitions to distant hills immersed in mist.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint in black

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 28.58 × 45.09 cm (11 1/4 × 17 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.53.26

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hardie 1938-40, no. 63

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

n.d.

  • Hardie, Martin. The Etched and Engraved Work of Sir Frank Short, vol. 2. London: Print Collectors' Club, 1939, p. 22, no. 63.

1908

  • Strange, Edward F. Etched and Engraved Work of Frank Short, A.R.A., R.E.. London: George Allen & Sons, 1908, no. 176.

Wikidata ID

Q65568416

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