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View of Vesuvius from above Portici, by William Pars

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An image of View of Vesuvius from above Portici. Pars, William (British, 1742-1782). Black chalk, watercolour, pen and black ink on paper. height (painted area) 416 mm, width (painted area) 557 mm, 18th Century.

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View of Vesuvius from above Portici. Pars, William (British, 1742-1782). Black chalk, watercolour, pen and black ink on paper. height (painted area) 416 mm, width (painted area) 557 mm, 18th Century.

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  • Accession Number: 1963
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
  • Photographer name: Image Library
  • Image height: 768 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 180.79kB
  • Captured: 2010:01:06 11:43:07

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