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The Street of the Tombs, Pompeii

Engraving
1846 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • The Street of the Tombs, Pompeii (published title)
  • Pictures from Italy (series title)
Materials and techniques
wood engraving
Brief description
Samuel Palmer. 'The Street of the Tombs, Pompeii'. An illustration for 'Pictures from Italy' by Charles Dickens, published 1846.
Physical description
Print
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.1cm
  • Width: 7.6cm
Taken from the dimensions given in the Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of the Prints, Drawings, Paintings & Photographs Collections and converted from inches to centimetres.
Credit line
Given by Col. D. H. Colnaghi
Object history
Illustration on title-page to 'Pictures from Italy' by Charles Dickens.
Production
Illustration on title-page to 'Pictures from Italy' by Charles Dickens; published 1846.
Place depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Charles Dickens: An exhibition to celebrate the centenary of his death London: HMSO, 1970. P.44. Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, June-September 1970.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1924, published under the Authority of the Board of Education, London, 1926.
Collection
Accession number
E.792-1924

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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