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Street of the Tombs, Pompeii

Watercolour
1837 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Palmer, Samuel (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (painted)

'Street of the Tombs, Pompeii', showing the ruins of Pompeii with Vesuvius and a deep blue lake in the background. In the foreground is a path with a cattle drover on a donkey and another man, droving long horned cattle through the ruins.

Object details

Categories
Paintings
Watercolours
Object type
Watercolour
TitleStreet of the Tombs, Pompeii (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour (Paint)
Gouache
Pencil
Watercolour Painting
Brief description
Watercolour 'Street of the Tombs, Pompeii' by Samuel Palmer, 1837
Physical description
'Street of the Tombs, Pompeii', showing the ruins of Pompeii with Vesuvius and a deep blue lake in the background. In the foreground is a path with a cattle drover on a donkey and another man, droving long horned cattle through the ruins.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.2cm
  • Width: 42.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'MAMIAE PUBLICAE : V.VS BLICAE [?]' (Inscribed in brown ink on the exedra.)
Credit line
Presented by Mrs J. Merrick Head
Subjects depicted
Tombs
Lake
Cattle
Donkey
Men
Place depicted
Pompeii
Bibliographic references
  • Vaughan, William, Barker, Elizabeth E., Harrison, Colin, et al. Samuel Palmer 1805- 1881 : Vision and Landscape. London : British Museum Press 2005 no. 106
  • Evans, Mark et al. Vikutoria & Arubāto Bijutsukan-zō : eikoku romanshugi kaigaten = The Romantic tradition in British painting, 1800-1950 : masterpieces from the Victoria and Albert Museum. Japan : Brain Trust, 2002 no.126
  • Catalogue of an exhibition of drawings, etchings & woodcuts by Samuel Palmer and other disciples of William Blake. London, Pub. under the authority of the Board of Education, 1926 no.126
  • 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 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
P.28-1919

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Record createdAugust 3, 2006
Record URL
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