An idealized View of Vesuvius from Posillipo, with Ruins and a Tower, Seen by Moonlight (Primary Title)

Joseph Wright of Derby, English, 1734 - 1797 (Artist)

ca. 1788
English
oil on canvas
Unframed: 14 1/2 × 20 3/4 in. (36.83 × 52.71 cm)
Framed: 21 1/2 × 27 3/4 in. (54.61 × 70.49 cm)
94.2
Signed, lower left: "IW" (underlined)
Gift of the Fabergé Society of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

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