Views of Pompeii, proofs before letters
Views of Pompeii, proofs before letters

Ludovico Caraccioli, 1819

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Views of Pompeii, proofs before letters
Ludovico Caraccioli, 1819
CARACCIOLO, Ludovico (1761-1842) after drawings by WILKINS, Henry (fl.1819). [Suite de Vues Pittoresques des Ruines de Pompeii. Rome: s.n., 1819.]

Suite of aquatint engravings of Pompeii, most proofs before letters. Brunet V, 1451 (29 plates).

Folio (492 x 349mm). 21 sepia aquatint plates (only), all but 4 with pencil captions. Lacking all text. Contemporary morocco-backed green marbled boards (worn at extremities). Provenance: erased pencil inscription "W. Dickinson."

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