V. ALOJA (19th) after GRASSO (19th), Gulf of Naples,... Lot 214

V. ALOJA (19th) after GRASSO (19th), Gulf of Naples, 1806, Etching Vincenzo Aloja (19th century) after Carlo Grasso (19th century): Gulf of Naples View from Sorrento, 1806, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "Carlo Grasso delin. / Vincenzo Aloja inc.". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Veduta presso Napoli, Portici e la Torre [...] In Napoli presso Nicola Gervasi al Gigante di Palazzo No. 23". Date: 1806 Description: The etching presents an idyllic landscape on the Gulf of Naples, accentuated by the erupting Mount Vesuvius in the background. Figures and architecture can be recognised in the foreground, depicting a scene of human activity. Source: Raccolta di [...] Vedute dell'Citta e Regno di Napoli dipinte da Filippo Hackert, Carlo Grasso, Luigi Fergola etc. incise da Vincenzo Aloja, 1806 | print suite, Landscape, Architecture Keywords: Gulf of Naples; Campania; Vesuvius; etching; landscape; volcano; eruption; trees; architecture; figures; activity; idyll; background; foreground; scenery; depiction; art; historical; print, 19th century, Romanticism, Landscape, Italy, Size: Paper: 31,1 cm x 41,9 cm (12,2 x 16,5 in), Plate: 22,4 cm x 30,7 cm (8,8 x 12,1 in), Depiction: 17,3 cm x 26,0 cm (6,8 x 10,2 in)