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Pencil drawing of ruined columns and walls along a dusty street in Pompeii, Italy, on tan paper.

Pompeii, Italy

A pencil drawing on tan paper shows broken columns, low walls and fragmentary structures lining a dusty street receding toward the right. Light wash and faint warm tones fill the sky, and a handwritten inscription appears in the lower left corner.

Artist
Miner Kilbourne Kellogg
Date
Medium
pencil on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2880 × 2226 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (undated).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Pompeya, Italia

Un dibujo a lápiz sobre papel color crema muestra columnas rotas, muros bajos y estructuras fragmentadas que bordean una calle polvorienta que se aleja hacia la derecha. Un lavado de tono claro y tenues matices cálidos cubren el cielo, y una inscripción manuscrita aparece en la esquina inferior izquierda.

Português: Pompeia, Itália

Um desenho a lápis sobre papel pardo mostra colunas quebradas, muros baixos e estruturas fragmentadas que ladeiam uma rua empoeirada que se afasta para a direita. Uma aguada clara e tons quentes e discretos preenchem o céu, e uma inscrição manuscrita aparece no canto inferior esquerdo.

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