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Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.

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Images by Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.

48 images from works
  • Lava, scoriae and vitrified matter found after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.
  • The outside of part of the cone of Solfatara showing lavas of different tints (yellow and grey). Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • The Pisciarelli (a hot spring) issuing from the cone of the Solfatara, and a man bathing in the hot waters. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Polished schists of marble and other mixed stones from Mount Vesuvius. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Mount Vesuvius emitting a column of smoke after its eruption on 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.
  • The city and bay of Naples from the land. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Little mountains raised in 1760 by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, inland and offshore. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Pozzuoli, with Monte Barbaro in the distance, right. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Mount Vesuvius: the ancient crater and the changing shape of the little mountain within it between 8 and 29 July 1767. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the night of 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.

Images featuring Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.

2 images from works
  • The Porto Pavone on the island of Nisida, showing the curved sides of a sunken crater; Pietro Fabris sketching and Sir William Hamilton in the foreground. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • The Fossa Grande of Mount Vesuvius, showing the deep hollow ways cut by torrents of rainwater. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.

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    Felicura (Filicudi), one of the Lipari islands. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.

    Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784. | Date: [1776] | Reference: 43749i
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    Mount Vesuvius in eruption, 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.

    Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784. | Date: [1779] | Reference: 43751i
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    A current of lava emerging from Mount Vesuvius, 1777. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.

    Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784. | Date: [1779] | Reference: 43753i
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    The city and bay of Naples from the land. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.

    Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784. | Date: [1776] | Reference: 43624i
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    The cone of Mount Vesuvius smoking before the eruption of 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.

    Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784. | Date: [1779] | Reference: 43755i

Frequent collaborators

William Hamilton

Related topics

Volcanoes
Vesuvius (Italy)
Lipari Islands (Italy)

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