Name of Object:

Plan of the city of Pompeii and the excavations there, pl. 2. Historical note

Other name of the Object (second name):

Taken from Dessins des Ruines de Pompéi

Location:

Paris, France

Holding Institution:

National Library of France

 About National Library of France, Paris

Date of Object:

c. 1816

Author:

Artist: François Mazois (1783-1826)

Inventory Number:

RESERVE GD-12D-FT 4

Description:

The architect François Mazois (1783–1826) was appointed as Caroline Murat's official artist in 1809. He was allowed to set up in Pompeii to draw and measure the ruins, something unheard of at this time. His drawings and observations, published under the title Les Ruines de Pompéi, Dessinées et Mesurées pendant les Années 1809 à 1811, became a model for contemporary archaeologists and a source of inspiration for neo-Classical architecture.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

RESERVE GD-12D-FT 4

Citation of this web page:

"Plan of the city of Pompeii and the excavations there, pl. 2. Historical note " in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;fr;14;en

Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: FR 014