Sir William Gell, “Sketchbook of Pompeii,” 1832

Resource description

From the Getty Research Institute. This sketchbook of sixty-some leaves was created in the course of Sir William Gell’s research for the revised edition of Pompeiana (1832). Accompanied by extensive notes, his drawings in pen, ink, and watercolor show general views, architectural details, frescoes, mosaics, house plans, inscriptions, and objects from the site.

Resource subject
Postclassical Art & Architecture