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Pencil and wash drawing of a cobbled street in Pompeii leading to a ruined brick arch, with columns at right and a distant mountain.

Principal Entrance to the Forum, Pompeii

A pencil and wash drawing of a cobbled street in Pompeii, leading toward an arched gateway of brick ruins under a pale sky. Broken columns and stone bases stand at right, a distant mountain rises behind the arch, and a handwritten inscription appears lower left.

Artist
Miner Kilbourne Kellogg
Date
Medium
pencil on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2240 × 1661 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: Entrada principal al Foro, Pompeya

Un dibujo a lápiz y aguada de una calle empedrada en Pompeya, que conduce hacia un arco en ruinas de ladrillo bajo un cielo pálido. A la derecha se ven columnas rotas y bases de piedra, y tras el arco se alza una montaña lejana; abajo a la izquierda hay una inscripción manuscrita.

Português: Entrada principal do Fórum, Pompeia

Um desenho a lápis e aquarela de uma rua calçada em Pompeia, que leva a um arco em ruínas de tijolo sob um céu pálido. À direita aparecem colunas partidas e bases de pedra, e atrás do arco ergue-se uma montanha distante; embaixo, à esquerda, há uma inscrição manuscrita.

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