165 results filtered with: Hamilton, William, Sir, 1730-1803
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Red-figured Greek water jar (hydria) decorated with a palm motif. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565745iPart of: Greek vases and vessels in the Hamilton Collection.
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Mount Vesuvius in winter, covered with snow. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776, after his painting, ca. 1754.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43625i
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Above, red-figured Greek perfume jar (lekythos); below, detail of the decoration showing two seated women holding various objects. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565804iPart of: Greek vases and vessels in the Hamilton Collection.
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Above, neck-handled black-figured Greek amphora (Corinthian, ca. 550 B.C.); centre, detail of decorative frieze showing two men on horseback and a bird holding a snake in its beak; below, detail of decorative frieze showing a man on a chariot drawn by horses, with two attendants. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565669iPart of: Greek vases and vessels in the Hamilton Collection.- Pictures
Above, red-figured Greek storage jar (pelike); below, detail of the decoration showing a seated woman holding a plate and a naked man holding a fan. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565792iPart of: Greek vases and vessels in the Hamilton Collection.
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Above, red-figured Greek wine bowl (bell-krater); below, detail of the decoration showing five reclining symposiasts and a winged figure. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565654iPart of: Greek vases and vessels in the Hamilton Collection.
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Above, red-figured Greek water jar (hydria) decorated with figures and a palm motif; below, detail of the decoration showing a frieze of stylised foliage. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565771iPart of: Greek vases and vessels in the Hamilton Collection.
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Little mountains raised in 1760 by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, inland and offshore. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43639i
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Above, red-figured Greek water jar (hydria) decorated with a palm motif; below, detail of decoration showing two women holding various objects around a stele. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176-0 (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565739iPart of: Greek vases and vessels in the Hamilton Collection.
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Above, a red-figured Greek wine bowl (krater); below, detail of the decoration showing a seated man holding a dove. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565389iPart of: Greek vases and vessels in the Hamilton Collection.
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Above, black lamp; below, drinking vessel with two handles, decorated with a winged figure holding an open box and an umbrella. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565464iPart of: Greek vases and vessels in the Hamilton Collection.- Pictures
Above, red-figured Greek wine jug (oinochoe); below, detail of the decoration showing a seated man reading a scroll and a man, standing, holding a lyre (Apollo?). Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565814iPart of: Greek vases and vessels in the Hamilton Collection.
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Above, red-figured Greek cup decorated with a naked man; below, red-figured Greek lamp decorated with a stylised leopard and a palm motif. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 566099iPart of: Greek vases and vessels in the Hamilton Collection.
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Lava emerging from Mount Vesuvius at night and running towards Resina, 11 May 1771. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776, after a drawing made by him in 1771.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43677i
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Observations on Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, and other volcanos: in a series of letters, addressed to the Royal society, from the Honourable Sir W. Hamilton ... / To which are added, explanatory notes by the author, hitherto unpublished.
Hamilton, William, Sir, 1730-1803.Date: 1774
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Above, red-figured Greek cup (kylix?); below, detail of decoration showing an outdoor scene: a seated woman is attended by two servants, one is holding a parasol, the other is holding a jug. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565720iPart of: Greek vases and vessels in the Hamilton Collection.
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Mount Vesuvius in eruption in 1767, from the mole at Naples. Coloured mezzotint by Pietro Fabris, 1776, after his painting, 1767.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43626i
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The Capo dell'Arco promontory on the island of Ventoténe (Ventotiene, ancient Pandatoria), showing strata of tufa and lava. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43674i
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Above, red-figured Greek wine bowl (bell-krater); below, detail of decoration showing a seated woman, a satyr and a woman holding a basket of eggs ?. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565729iPart of: Greek vases and vessels in the Hamilton Collection.
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Above, black-figured Greek wine jug (oinochoe); below, detail of decoration showing a man (most probably Dionysus) and a dancing satyr. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565716iPart of: Greek vases and vessels in the Hamilton Collection.- Pictures
Salina (Saline), one of the Lipari islands. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43748i
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Mount Vesuvius from the sea shore above Resina. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43627i- Pictures
Greek vases and vessels from the collection of Sir William Hamilton. Watercolours by A. Dahlsteen, 176-.
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565372i
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Mount Vesuvius: a volcanic eruption at the foot of the mountain, 1760-1761, causing the destruction of the land and property. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776, after his drawing, 1760-1761.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43638i
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Greek pouring vessel decorated with stylised foliage and geometric patterns (protocorinthian period 720-620 B.C. ?). Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.Date: 1760-1769Reference: 565417iPart of: Greek vases and vessels in the Hamilton Collection.