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Title
Éruption du Mont Vésuve de 1779
Additional title: The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1779
Names
Chapuy, Jean-Baptiste (French draftsman and printmaker, ca. 1760-1802) (Printmaker)
Chapuy, Jean-Baptiste (French draftsman and printmaker, ca. 1760-1802) (Artist)
Anna, Alessandro d' (Italian painter and landscapist, ca. 1746-after 1796) (Artist)
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1785 - 1790 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Shelf locator: MESI ++
Topics
Volcanic eruptions
Vesuvius (Italy) -- Eruption, 79
Genres
Prints
Notes
Language: Captions are in French.
Statement of responsibility: Jean-Baptiste Chapuy, after Alessandro d'Anna.
Physical Description
Aquatints
Extent: Image: 65.7 x 49.5 cm. (25 7/8 x 19 1/2 in.) Paper: 77.3 x 55.4 cm. (30 7/16 x 21 13/16 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
French
Identifiers
TMS ID: 20991
TMS Object Number: 105681b
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.VA43
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d3964ba0-c556-012f-e1e4-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1760: Creator Born
  • 1785: Created (Approximate)
  • 1802: Creator Died
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Éruption du Mont Vésuve de 1779" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1785 - 1790. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eedcc620-d985-0138-3c9a-0e93f243ea2c

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Éruption du Mont Vésuve de 1779" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eedcc620-d985-0138-3c9a-0e93f243ea2c

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1785 - 1790). Éruption du Mont Vésuve de 1779 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eedcc620-d985-0138-3c9a-0e93f243ea2c

Wikipedia Citation

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Éruption du Mont Vésuve de 1779