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1774 · Yale Center for British Art

Vesuvius from Posillipo by Moonlight

Joseph Wright of DerbyWikidata

painting by Joseph Wright of Derby

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Sea & shipsLandscapeMount VesuviusPosillipomoonlightvolcanic eruptionvolcanoMoonnightlight sourcesailing shipGulf of Naplesskycloudsmokerib
Date
1774Wikidata
Medium
Oil paint on canvasWikidata
Collection
Yale Center for British Art, New HavenWikidata
from P276 location (no open P195 collection)
Location
Yale Center for British ArtWikidata
Genre
landscape painting, marine artWikidata
Materials
oil paint, canvasWikidata

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    unknown owner
    medium confidenceWikidata · collection
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