Pompei, Casa di Marco Lucrezio

Pompei, Casa di Marco Lucrezio

Bound volume

Giorgio Sommer

Maker
Italian, b. Germany, 1834–1914

Pompei, Casa di Marco Lucrezio

From the album Rome to Pompeii


ca. 1880
Albumen silver print
Image: 8 1/4 × 9 15/16 in. (21 × 25.3 cm)
Mount: 10 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (27.7 × 35.3 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Phil Porter
1986.0308.0096
Inscriptions Printed in image, B: 1233 POMPEI Casa di Marco Lucrezio G. Sommer - Napoli
Inscribed in black ink on mount, L: B147. House of Marcus Lucretius once richly fitted up. Behind the \ Atrium is a small garden with a fountain and a number of \ marble figures. \ This is one of the few houses in Pompeii of \ which the proprietor's name is known The information was afford- \ ed by a letter found with the address.
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