Pietro Fabris

Italian · 1740–1792 · Painter

Pietro Fabris was a painter of Italian descent, active in England and Naples. Pietro is best known for work he completed for the dilettante geologist, the diplomat Sir William… (Wikipedia)

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Pietro Fabris was a painter of Italian descent, active in England and Naples. Pietro is best known for work he completed for the dilettante geologist, the diplomat Sir William Hamilton, which included a number of engravings based on his paintings that depicted contemporary volcanic activity collected in two books, Observations on Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, &c. and Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies. In other works he produced for sale, he painted Bamboccianti scenes, genre paintings of local folk in native garb at work or play.

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Born 1740, NaplesDied 1792Occupation PainterWikidata Q3903856 ↗ULAN 500029307 ↗Museum works 8

Also known as Fabri, Fabrice, Fabrici, Fabris, Pabricii, Peter Febri, Pietro Fabrice

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Pietro Fabris, Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth 1744 - 1781 at home in Naples: fencing scene — **Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth 1744 - 1781 at home in Naples: fencing scene**1771
National Galleries Scotland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Galleries Scotland

Pietro Fabris, Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth, 1744 - 1781, at home in Naples: concert party — **Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth, 1744 - 1781, at home in Naples: concert party**1771
Scottish National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Scottish National Gallery

Pietro Fabris, Neapolitan Peasants at Leisure — **Neapolitan Peasants at Leisure**
Royal Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Collection

Pietro Fabris, Ferry over the Volturno, near Caiazzo — **Ferry over the Volturno, near Caiazzo**1801
Fitzwilliam Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Fitzwilliam Museum

Pietro Fabris, The discovery of the temple of Isis at Pompeii, buried under pumice and other volcanic matter — **The discovery of the temple of Isis at Pompeii, buried under pumice and other volcanic matter**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC BY 4.0 · Pietro Fabris, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

Pietro Fabris, A Young Girl In Traditional Neapolitan Dress — **A Young Girl In Traditional Neapolitan Dress**1800
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Pietro Fabris, The Eruption of Vesuvius of 1767, seen from the ponte della Maddalena, Naples — **The Eruption of Vesuvius of 1767, seen from the ponte della Maddalena, Naples**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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