Caption

View of the remains of the gate of Herculaneum in Pompeii, Italy, photograph, number: '12.', number: '10', inscription: 'Pompei porte Herculaneum Aquelete sentinelle', Pompeii, 1851 - 1900, photographer, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 304 mm x width 403 mm, ruin of a building, architecture, gate, entrance, A wide stone-paved street runs toward the distance, flanked on both sides by rows of weathered stone and plaster walls with arched openings and rough, eroded surfaces, some showing exposed stonework and patches of lighter plaster; scattered stone blocks and rounded stones lie along the roadside and within openings, while the foreground shows large irregular paving stones and a raised curb edge; in the far distance low buildings and a slightly hilly landscape are visible beneath a pale, empty sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_436

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43.0Mb (8.6Mb) / 14.6in x 11.4in / 4390 x 3425 (300dpi)

Keywords

View remains gate Herculaneum Pompeii Italy photograph number 12 10 inscription Pompei porte Herculaneum Aquelete sentinelle 1851 - 1900 photographer pasteboard paper albumen print height 304 mm x width 403 mm ruin building architecture entrance wide stone-paved street runs distance flanked sides rows weathered stone plaster walls arched openings rough eroded surfaces showing exposed stonework patches lighter plaster scattered stone blocks rounded stones lie roadside within openings foreground large irregular paving stones raised curb edge far distance low buildings slightly hilly landscape visible beneath pale empty sky