804 - F. PIRANESI (*1758) after PIRANESI (*1720), The interior of a house in Pompeii, 1804, Etching

F. PIRANESI (*1758) after PIRANESI (*1720), The interior of a house in Pompeii, 1804, Etching Francesco Piranesi (1758 Rom - 1810 Paris) after Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778 ): Interior of a house in Pompeii Commercial building at the entrance to the town, 1804, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "Dessiné par J. B. Piranesi / Gravé par F. Piranesi L'an 12/1804". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Vue Interieure d'une Boutique dépendante de la derniere maison placée à droite en entrant dans la Ville de Pompeia". Date: 1804 Description: The artwork shows a scene in a simple interior with two figures, one drawing, the other looking, and a stove. Various objects complete the detailed depiction. Source: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Mogliano Veneto-1778 Venice) Antiquités de Pompeïa, 1804/1835 | print suite, Mythology, Architecture Keywords: Pompeii; Campania; Vesuvius; artwork; interior; figures; oven; lighting; shadow; richness of detail; composition; scene; objects; mood; contrast; engraving; historical; study; observation; working life; everyday scene, 19th century, Romanticism, Architecture, Italy, Pompeii (Campanian), Size: Paper: 46,1 cm x 62,5 cm (18,1 x 24,6 in), Plate: 42,2 cm x 57,3 cm (16,6 x 22,6 in), Depiction: 37,4 cm x 55,7 cm (14,7 x 21,9 in) Condition: Rather good condition. Foxing, particularly in the margin. Pale liquid stain in right margin. Short box pleat at lower right. Several bumps along the upper edge of the sheet, on the right with several marginal tears and rubbing of the paper. Pale brown stains visible in the image.