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Mount Vesuvius in eruption, 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779, after a drawing by Father Antonio Piaggi.
Piaggi, Antonio, active 1779.Date: [1779]Reference: 43754i
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Above, red-figured Greek bowl (situla?) decorated with a palm motif and a woman holding a casket; below, detail of the decoration showing a naked man and a seated woman (Aphrodite?) holding an umbrella and a mirror. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565782i- Pictures
The basaltic island of Castellamare. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43746i
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Above, red-figured Greek perfume vessel (lekythos) decorated with figures and a palm motif; below, detail of decoration showing a naked man seated and a woman holding a dish. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565480i
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Above, red-figured Greek amphora; below, detail of the decoration showing a woman holding a plate and a seated winged figure holding an open box. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565749i
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Red-figured Greek plate decorated with three fish. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565811i
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Frieze decorating the inside of a Greek red-figured cup (kylix) showing naked youths and a palm motif. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 566090i
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The island of Ischia seen from the sea, showing volcanic features. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43670i
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The Fossa Grande of Mount Vesuvius, showing the deep hollow ways cut by torrents of rainwater. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43678i
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Four specimens of tufa from the quarries near the Grotto of Posillipo. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43696i
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Above, red-figured Greek drinking horn (rhyton) ending in a boar's head; below, Greek drinking-horn ending in a goat's head. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Reference: 565819i
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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.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43646i
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Above, red-figured Greek drinking cup (skyphos) with horizontal handles; below, detail of decoration showing a man holding a hoop and a woman, standing in front of him. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565715i
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Detail of decoration of a red-figured Greek vessel showing three youths, one holding a ball, one holding a lyre ?. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565740i- Pictures
J.P. Kemble in the rôle of Richard III awakening from his nightmare, in a tent with armed guards in the background. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1789, after W. Hamilton.
William HamiltonDate: [1790]Reference: 3065470i
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Red-figured Greek wine-mixing bowl (column-krater) decorated with two men holding bows and a woman with a dog (Artemis?). Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565781i
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Greek lidded vessel (Corinthian lebes gamikos ?) decorated with a frieze of stylised animals and foliage. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1700-1799Reference: 565407i- Pictures
Manoah and his wife pray to an angel which emerges from the flame of their altar. Etching by R. Sands, 1816, after W. Hamilton.
William HamiltonDate: Nov. 1 1816Reference: 2819198i
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Above, red-figured Greek cup with horizontal handles (skyphos); below, detail of the decoration showing two men facing each other, one of them holding a walking stick. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565797i
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Above, red-figured Greek water jar (hydria); centre, detail of decoration showing one man playing the flute and another following him during what seems to be a bacchanalia; below, two heads in profile: one male, one female (?). Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565725i
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The crater of Astruni: vegetation, the gamekeeper's lodge and a volcanic pool. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43644i
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Above, detail of the handle of a black-figured Greek vase; middle, stylised swan and cygnet; below, stylised swan. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565384i
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Detail of a frieze decorating a Greek red-figured vessel (probably a vase) representing a group of richly dressed young women and a seated woman holding a sceptre (Athena ?). Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565462i
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A red-figured Greek wine bowl (volute krater) also called "the Hamilton Vase", decorated with figures of men and women around a stele; volutes ornamented with female heads. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565388i
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Seven pieces of tufa from the vicinity of Naples. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43699i