Eruption of Vesuvius, August 8, 1779 18th century Louis Boily This print, etched by Louis Boily after a work by Pierre Jacques Volaire, was made as an illustration to Michele Torcias Relazione dellultima eruzione des Vesuvio accaduta nel mese di Agosto di questanno 1779, published in Naples in 1779. From a family of printmakers, Boily was born in Paris in 1735 and studied with Simon Lempereur. He lived in Naples from about 1766 to 1789 where he would have known Volaire, a successful painter who met the demand of visitors on the Grand Tour who wanted views of Naples, especially dramatic views of Vesuvius erupting.. Eruption of Vesuvius, August 8, 1779 631849
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