L. CARACCIOLO (*1761) after WILKINS (*1767), Curia... Lot 361

L. CARACCIOLO (*1761) after WILKINS (*1767), Curia of Pompeii, 1819, Aquatint Ludovico Caracciolo (1761 Rome - 1842 ) after Henry Wilkins (1767 - 1847 ): Curia of Pompeii Ruins of the ancient assembly hall, 1819, Aquatint Technique: Aquatint on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "H. Wilkins del. / L. Caracciolo inc.". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Tribunal ou Curia". Date: 1819 Description: The graphic shows an ancient landscape of ruins in the centre of Pompeii with Doric columns, the remains of walls and a central building. In the foreground, two figures interact while sitting on the ground, below a detailed depiction of the sky and surrounding trees. Source: Henry Wilkins (1767 -1847 ) Suite de vues pittoresques des ruines de Pompeii et un précis historique de la ville, avec un plan des fouilles qui ont été faites jusqu'en février 1819 et une description des objets les plus intéressants / par Henry Wilkins, 1819 | print suite, Landscape, Architecture Keywords: Pompeii; Campania; Vesuvius; antiquity; ruins; columns; Doric style; walls; central building; figures; interaction; sky; trees; richness of detail; graphics; art; history; architecture; ground; conversation; atmosphere; landscape; perspective, 19th century, Romanticism, Cities, Italy, Pompeii (Campanian), Size: Paper: 31,0 cm x 41,3 cm (12,2 x 16,3 in), Plate: 27,1 cm x 36,7 cm (10,7 x 14,4 in), Depiction: 24,0 cm x 33,9 cm (9,4 x 13,3 in)