Original engraving, hand-colored, of Lake Avernus near Pozzuoli (Naples), cut in 1851 by J. C. Bentley after the painting by Richard Wilson in the Vernon Gallery. A very fine copperplate engraving, with the full lettering below the image and the names of painter and engraver.
Original engraving, hand-colored, of Lake Avernus near Pozzuoli (Naples), cut in 1851 by J. C. Bentley after the painting by Richard Wilson in the Vernon Gallery. A very fine copperplate engraving, with the full lettering below the image and the names of painter and engraver.
Medium: Copper engraving, hand-colored.
Artist / after: Richard Wilson, R.A.
Engraver: J. C. Bentley.
Date: 1851.
Source: The painting in the Vernon Gallery; published in London by George Virtue.
Dimensions: Image 6.4 x 9.9 in (16.3 x 25.2 cm).
Condition: Good; the paper clean, with light toning at the edges and wide margins.