Pompeii Village

Pompeii Village

Below you will make out twenty-six incredible black and white drawings of Pompeii Village done by Sir William Gell. They were done for the book Pompeii – Its Destruction and Re-Discovery with Engravings and Descriptions of the Art and Architecture of its Inhabitants, written by J. P. Gandy in 1880. You’ll find detailed images of the House of Ceres, the House of Dioscuri, the House of the Tragic Poet, and lots more. If you love this artwork, you can find more by the same artist in the galleries for Pictures from Pompeii and Pompeii. Indulge!

 

 

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