Vue de l'Entrée de la Maison de Diomède à Pompéii; View of the Entrance of the House of Diomedes in Pompeii
Florence: Paolo Fumagalli, 1833. Aquatint and engraving on cream wove paper with the artist's PJF watermark, 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (267 x 318 mm); sheet 11 5/8 x 17 1/4 inches (295 x 418 mm), full margins. Scattered spots of broad foxing. From the self-published folio work titled Pompeia: Traité Pittoresque, Historique et Géométrique (also published in Italian as Pompeia: Trattato Pittorico, Storico, e Geometrico).
The Villa of Diomedes (also known as the House of Diomedes), a suburban Roman villa located just outside the Herculaneum Gate along the Via dei Sepolcri in Pompeii. Excavated between 1771 and 1774, it was one of the first large structures uncovered in Pompeii and became a popular subject for Grand Tour artists and engravers in the early 19th century.
Condition: Good.
Item number: 2597
Price: $250.00
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