844 - H. WILKINS (1767-1847), Nundinarium Forum, Naples, around 1819, Aquatint

H. WILKINS (1767-1847), Nundinarium Forum, Naples, around 1819, Aquatint Henry Wilkins (1767 - 1847 ): Nundinarium Forum, Naples, c. 1819, Aquatint Technique: Aquatint on Paper Inscription: lower left signed in the printing plate: "Hen. Wilkins". Date: c. 1819 Description: The carefully crafted artwork shows a historical view with architecture and landscape. A central avenue leads to symmetrical buildings surrounded by trees and water, a sky with clouds completes the composition. Source: Henry Wilkins (1767 -1847 ) Suite de vues pittoresques des ruines de Pompeii et un précis historique de la ville, avec un plan des fouilles qui ont été faites jusqu'en février 1819 et une description des objets les plus intéressants / par Henry Wilkins, 1819 | print suite, Landscape, Architecture Keywords: Artwork; historical view; architecture; landscape; symmetrical; building; trees; water; sky; clouds; avenue; composition;, 19th century, Romanticism, Architecture, Italy, Size: Paper: 31,0 cm x 42,0 cm (12,2 x 16,5 in), Plate: 27,0 cm x 36,0 cm (10,6 x 14,2 in), Depiction: 24,5 cm x 33,7 cm (9,6 x 13,3 in) Condition: Rather good condition. Slight foxing, especially in the margins. With historical annotations in ink in lower margin.