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Lot 238
ATTRIBUTED TO PIETRO FABRIS (NAPLES ACTIVE 1756–1804)
Vesuvius erupting at night
Closed9 July 2021
Price Realised
GBP 13,750
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Specialist note
We are grateful to Ermanno Bellucci for proposing the attribution on the basis of a photograph. This view almost certainly shows Vesuvius, and may show King Ferdinand of Naples in the foreground watching the spectacle as the volcano erupts.