Vesuvius in Eruption, with a View over the Islands in the Bay of Naples

c. 1776-c. 1780

Tate: Purchased with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Art Fund, Friends of the Tate Gallery, and Mr John Ritblat 1990

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Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

Previously on display

13 November 2022

ACMI: Gallery 4

Credits

artist

Joseph Wright of Derby

Production dates

c. 1776-c. 1780

Appears in

Group of items

Sublime Light

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

LN189677

Curatorial section

Light → Sublime Light

Measurements

1220 x 1764 mm

Object Types

Painting/Pictorial

Materials

Oil paint on canvas

Collected

102 times

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