Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Haygarth, active 1810–1816, British
Title:
Crater of Vesuvius
Date:
1816
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash, pen and brown ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/8 × 21 1/8 inches (33.3 × 53.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "Crater of Vesuvius"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.4367
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
volcano | science | geology
Associated Places:
Napoli | Europe | Vesuvius | Italy | Campania
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Critique of Reason : Romantic Art, 1760–1860 (Yale University Art Gallery, 2015-03-06 - 2015-07-26)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10368