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Night aquatint of Mount Vesuvius erupting with a bright red and orange column of lava and smoke, silhouetted onlookers and a sailing ship along the shoreline.

An eruption of Mount Vesuvius at night; people watching the eruption in the foreground. Coloured aquatint by F. Weber after A. d'Anna.

A dark night scene shows Vesuvius erupting, its glowing column of lava and smoke rising high above the bay. Silhouetted spectators, a building and a sailing ship line the shore, lit by the reflected orange glow.

Artist
Anna, Alessandro d', active approximately 1765.
Date
[between 1800 and 1899]
Medium
Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3086 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1899.
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, con espectadores

Una escena nocturna oscura muestra el Vesubio en erupción, con una columna brillante de lava y humo que se eleva sobre la bahía. En primer plano, espectadores en silueta, un edificio y un barco de vela bordean la orilla, iluminados por el resplandor naranja reflejado.

Português: Erupção do Monte Vesúvio à noite, com espectadores

Uma cena noturna escura mostra o Vesúvio em erupção, com uma coluna brilhante de lava e fumaça subindo acima da baía. No primeiro plano, espectadores em silhueta, um edifício e um veleiro margeiam a costa, iluminados pelo brilho laranja refletido.

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