Eruption of Mount Aetna in 1669

Title	Eruption of Mount Aetna in 1669
Artist	Thomas Sutherland (British, 1785–1838)
Date	1809
Medium	aquatint with engraving
Classification	Print
Origin	England, 18th century

Themes: Botanical illustration

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“Eruption of Mount Aetna in 1669” is a work by Thomas Sutherland (British, 1785–1838), dated 1809. It is executed in aquatint with engraving and classified as print. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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