L. CARACCIOLO (*1761) after WILKINS (*1767), Via... Lot 368

L. CARACCIOLO (*1761) after WILKINS (*1767), Via dei Sepolcri in Pompeji, 1819, Aquatint Ludovico Caracciolo (1761 Rome - 1842 ) after Henry Wilkins (1767 - 1847 ): Via dei Sepolcri in Pompeji Grabmal der Priesterin Mammia, 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: "Tombeau de Mammia". Date: 1819 Description: The picture depicts a classic landscape of ruins on the Via dei Sepolcri in Pompeii, with funerary monuments against a mountainous backdrop. Ancient arches and the remains of walls bear witness to past greatness, while the stone path leads the eye through the scenery. 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; Ruins; Monument; Architecture; Antiquity; History; Tomb; Arches; Mountains; Landscape; Path; Walls; Culture; Decay; Stone; Perspective; Art; Printmaking, 19th century, Romanticism, Cities, Italy, Pompeii (Campanian), Size: Paper: 31,0 cm x 41,3 cm (12,2 x 16,3 in), Plate: 26,9 cm x 36,6 cm (10,6 x 14,4 in), Depiction: 24,5 cm x 33,9 cm (9,6 x 13,3 in)