Eruption of Mount Vesuvius at Night, Aquatint after Jacob More
A coloured aquatint shows Mount Vesuvius erupting at night, with a bright column of fire and glowing lava flows down its dark slopes. Smoke billows above the volcano, and a small boat with two figures sits in the dark water in the foreground.
- Artist
- Jacob More
- Date
- 7 April 1800
- Medium
- Aquatints
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 4000 × 2924 px
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1800.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
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
