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Jean-Baptiste Chapuy (French, ca. 1760–1802)
after Alessandro d’Anna (Italian, ca. 1746–after 1796) The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1779 Aquatint, early proof, printed from multiple plates in three colors (without
yellow plate), ca. 1785 or 1790
Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Fund
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