Etna from the Theater of Taormina
Maker
George Augustus Wallis
(British, ca. 1765 - 1847)
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca.1792
Mediumpen and wash
Dimensions19 3/8 x 26 in. (49.2 x 66 cm.)
DescriptionThis drawing portrays Mount Etna, an active vulcano in Sicily, Italy seen from the area of the ancient Greek theatre in Taormina.
SignedSignature; Date G A Wallis delin 1794 [altered from 1792]
InscribedInscribed on old mount: Etna presso del teatro di Toarminia 1792
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gilbert Davis Collection
Status
Not on viewObject number59.55.1419
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