Jacob Philipp Hackert, View of the Ruines of Pompeii (1799), oil on canvas, 117.5 x 166 cm. The image portrays the "Triangular forum" in Pompeii in 1799
National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
Location
England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Historically, the trust tended to focus on English country houses, which still make up the largest part of its holdings, but it also protects historic landscapes such as in the Lake District, historic urban properties, and nature reserves.
Attingham Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, The Berwick Collection
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Andreas Stolzenburg et al., Jakob Philipp Hackert. Europas Landschaftsmaler der Goethezeit, Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz Verlag; Weimar: Klassik Stiftung Weimar; Hamburg: Hamburger Kunsthalle, 2008, p. 307.
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