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Night aquatint of Mount Vesuvius erupting, with glowing lava and a column of fire, a boat and two figures in dark water in the foreground.

An eruption of Mount Vesuvius at night; boat and two men in the foreground. Coloured aquatint by J.W. Edy after J. More, 1800.

A coloured aquatint shows Mount Vesuvius erupting at night, with a bright column of fire and glowing lava flows down its dark slopes. Smoke billows above the volcano, and a small boat with two figures sits in the dark water in the foreground.

Artist
Jacob More
Date
7 April 1800
Medium
Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2924 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1800.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Erupción del Monte Vesubio de noche, aguatinta de Jacob More

Una aguatinta coloreada muestra el Monte Vesubio en erupción durante la noche, con una columna brillante de fuego y coladas de lava que bajan por sus laderas oscuras. Humo se eleva sobre el volcán, y en primer plano un pequeño bote con dos figuras se ve en el agua oscura.

Português: Erupção do Monte Vesúvio à noite, aquatinta de Jacob More

Uma aquatinta colorida mostra o Monte Vesúvio em erupção durante a noite, com uma coluna brilhante de fogo e correntes de lava descendo suas encostas escuras. Fumaça se eleva sobre o vulcão, e em primeiro plano um pequeno barco com duas figuras está na água escura.

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