F. BELLERMANN (*1814), Bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius, 1854, Pencil Ferdinand Konrad Bellermann (1814 Erfurt - 1889 Berlin): Bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius Landscape vedute on the Gulf of Naples, 1854, Pencil Technique: Pencil on Paper Inscription: Lower right signed: "Frd. Bellermann". lower left inscribed by the artist's hand: "Neapl d. 14t Maerz/1854". Date: 1854 Description: View of Naples with the elegantly curved silhouette of the bay and Mount Vesuvius in the background. Keywords: Italy, Vesuvius, Naples, coast, bay, sea, 19th century, Romanticism, Landscape, Italy, Size: Paper: 20,7 cm x 28,4 cm (8,1 x 11,2 in)

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