Pietro Fabris Italian, 1740-1792

Pietro Fabris (Naples, Italy 1740 – 1792)

Born in Naples in 1740, although he described himself as an “English painter” Fabris trained in Naples, where he spent most of his time producing canvases mostly depicting Southern Italian landscapes, common scenes, festivals and customs.

One of his most famous paintings depicts the eruption of Vesuvius in 1767. Between 1776 and 1779, he created a series of 56 engravings used to illustrate the treatise of Lord William Hamilton, ambassador to the court of Naples, on the volcanic area around Vesuvius, Etna, Stromboli and the Aeolian islands.

From 1792 onwards there is no documentation of any further activity. For this reason, it is presumed that his death occurred in Naples around this date.

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