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Night gouache of Mount Vesuvius erupting with a red glow, two figures on a shore, and a sailboat on a bay.

Mount Vesuvius in eruption at night, showing the Bay of Naples in the foreground with a sailing boat, and spectators on the opposite shore. Gouache, 1828.

A gouache painting shows Mount Vesuvius erupting at night, its glowing red plume lighting the dark sky above the mountains. In the foreground, two small figures stand on a shore beside a sailing boat on the reflective water, and the Italian inscription 'Eruzione del 1828' appears along the bottom edge.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1828
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2788 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1828.
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 Vesubio de noche, Bahía de Nápoles, 1828

Una gouache muestra el monte Vesubio en erupción durante la noche, con una columna roja y brillante que ilumina el cielo oscuro sobre las montañas. En primer plano, dos pequeñas figuras están en la orilla junto a un velero sobre el agua reflectante, y la inscripción 'Eruzione del 1828' aparece en el borde inferior.

Português: Erupção do Vesúvio à noite, Baía de Nápoles, 1828

Uma guache mostra o monte Vesúvio em erupção durante a noite, com uma coluna vermelha brilhante iluminando o céu escuro acima das montanhas. No primeiro plano, duas pequenas figuras estão na margem ao lado de um barco à vela sobre a água refletora, e a inscrição 'Eruzione del 1828' aparece na borda inferior.

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