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Night eruption of a volcano with glowing red lava and dark smoke above a mountain, a lake below, and a small boat at lower right.

An eruption of Mount Etna at night; people in a boat in the foreground. Coloured aquatint by F. Weber after A. d'Anna.

A dark night scene of a volcano erupting, with glowing red lava fountains and billowing smoke plumes rising above a silhouetted mountain. Trees and a glowing lake or bay fill the foreground, and a small boat with figures sits at lower right. Rich red and black tones dominate the image.

Artist
Anna, Alessandro d', active approximately 1765.
Date
[between 1800 and 1899]
Medium
Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3088 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1899.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Erupción del Monte Etna de noche, con figuras en un bote

Escena nocturna oscura de un volcán en erupción, con fuentes de lava roja brillante y densas columnas de humo que se elevan sobre una montaña en silueta. Árboles y un lago o bahía iluminado llenan el primer plano, y en la parte inferior derecha se ve un pequeño bote con figuras. Predominan los tonos rojos intensos y negros.

Português: Erupção do Monte Etna à noite, com figuras em um barco

Cena noturna escura de um vulcão em erupção, com fontes de lava vermelha brilhante e densas colunas de fumaça subindo acima de uma montanha em silhueta. Árvores e um lago ou baía iluminados preenchem o primeiro plano, e à direita inferior há um pequeno barco com figuras. Predominam tons vermelhos intensos e pretos.

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