845 - L. CARACCIOLO (*1761) after WILKINS (*1767), Impluvium, Pansa, Pompeii, around 1819, Aquatint

L. CARACCIOLO (*1761) after WILKINS (*1767), Impluvium, Pansa, Pompeii, around 1819, Aquatint Ludovico Caracciolo (1761 Rome - 1842 ) after Henry Wilkins (1767 - 1847 ): View of the impluvium in the house of Gaius Cuspius Pansa in Pompeii, c. 1819, Aquatint Technique: Aquatint on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "H. Wilkins del. / L. Caracciolo inv.". Lower middle inscribed in the printing plate: "Impluvium de la Maison de Pansa". Date: c. 1819 Description: The artwork presents a historical site with a colonnade and ruins. Stylish reproduction techniques visualise the transience of architectural relics and their cultural significance. 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 site; colonnade; ruins; reproduction technique; transience; architectural relics; cultural significance; engraving; architecture; antiquity; documentation; art history; conservation; image interpretation; classicism;, 19th century, Romanticism, Architecture, Italy, Pompeii (Campanian), Size: Paper: 31,1 cm x 41,8 cm (12,2 x 16,5 in), Plate: 18,5 cm x 27,1 cm (7,3 x 10,7 in), Depiction: 16,9 cm x 24,8 cm (6,7 x 9,8 in) Condition: Good condition. Slight foxing, especially in the margins.