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View of the Bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius

Former Attribution (Johann Heinrich) Ferdinand Olivier German
ca. 1820–1822
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: View of the Bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius
  • Artist: Franz Ludwig Catel (German, Berlin 1778–1856 Rome)
  • Former Attribution: (Johann Heinrich) Ferdinand Olivier (German, Dessau 1785–1841 Munich)
  • Date: ca. 1820–1822
  • Medium: Graphite, watercolor
  • Dimensions: sheet: 5 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (13.6 x 18.8 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Anna Mont, in memory of Frederick Mont, 2010
  • Object Number: 2012.98.10
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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