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Title page

Author Lewis Engelbach British
Publisher Rudolph Ackermann, London British
June 1, 1815
Not on view
Title page with classical architectural elements and an oval landscape vignette of the Bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Title page
  • Series/Portfolio: Naples and the Campagna Felice: in a Series of Letters Addressed to a Friend in England in 1802
  • Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Author: Lewis Engelbach (British)
  • Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (British, active 1794–1832)
  • Date: June 1, 1815
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching, engraving, and aquatint; letterpress
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 8 11/16 × 5 5/8 in. (22 × 14.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.533.1621(1)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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