Name/Title
The Last Days of PompeiiEntry/Object ID
2022.172.1Description
Novel inspired by the painting The Last Day of Pompeii by the Russian painter Karl Briullov, which Bulwer-Lytton had seen in Milan. It culminates in the cataclysmic destruction of the city of Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. The novel uses its characters to contrast the decadent culture of 1st-century Rome with both older cultures and coming trends.--WikipediaInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
LabelLocation
Back of back coverTranscription
The H. C. Cap Well Co. 190 m 25 centsLanguage
EnglishMaterial/Technique
LabelCreate Date
June 11, 2022
