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Pompeii (Italy)

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  • The House of the Surgeon, Pompeii: the courtyard, with an artist sketching the ruins. Etching by F. Piranesi, 1804, after G.B. Piranesi.
  • The Wellcome Research Institution, Euston Road, London: a reconstruction of a Pompeian pharmacy, 1935-1946. Photograph.
  • The so-called brothel at Pompeii, three-quarter view. Photograph by Alinari.
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    Remains of a surgeon's house in Pompeii. Aquatint with etching by P. Fumagalli.

    | Reference: 25297i
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    The Wellcome Research Institution, Euston Road, London: a reconstruction of a Pompeian pharmacy, 1935-1946. Photograph.

    | Date: 1935 | Reference: 29132i
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    The House of the Surgeon, Pompeii: the courtyard, with an artist sketching the ruins. Etching by F. Piranesi, 1804, after G.B. Piranesi.

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. | Date: 1804 | Reference: 22267i
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    The House of the Surgeon, Pompeii: ground plan and elevations of the kitchen. Etching by F. Piranesi, 1804, after G.B. Piranesi.

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. | Date: 1804 | Reference: 31074i
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    A house with a Priapic street sign at Pompeii: interior and exterior views. Etching by F. Piranesi, 1804, after G.B. Piranesi.

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. | Date: 1804 | Reference: 31075i
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