Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Alfred Elmore, 1815–1881, Irish
Title:
Pompeii, A.D. 79
Date:
1878
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
36 x 28 inches (91.4 x 71.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Signed and dated, lower left: "18 | A.E. [monogram] lmore | 78"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1987.17
Classification:
Paintings
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Subject Terms:
grapes | furniture | sleeping | woman | science | child | boy | columns | volcano | smoke | fruit | pitcher | sash | chemise dress | historical subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Last Days of Pompeii - Decadence, Apocalypse, and Resurrection (The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2012-09-12 - 2013-01-07)

The Last Days of Pompeii - Decadence, Apocalypse, and Resurrection (The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2013-02-24 - 2013-07-07)
Publications:
Caoimhin de Bhailis, Alfred Elmore behind the scenes, Irish Arts Review, vol. 31, Autumn 2014, p. 124, fig. 4, JSTOR

Mr. Alfred Elmore, R. A., Illustrated London News, vol. 78, February 5, 1881, p. 6, Gale Primary Sources

The last days of Pompeii, decadence, apocalypse, resurrection , The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2012, pp.5, 194-95, no. 9, N8214.5.I8 L37 2012 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:1363