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Pompeii, 1855 by Robert Scott Duncanson
Canvas Print - 18194-RSD

Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, USA
Original Size: 53.3 × 43.2 cm

Pompeii by Robert Scott Duncanson (1855) is reproduced as a museum-quality giclée canvas print. Printed with archival inks on 400 g/m² canvas and hand-varnished for UV protection, it can be made in any size up to 29.9 × 24.3 in, scaled proportionally, with optional framing. Free worldwide shipping available; unframed prints ship in 2 workdays, framed in 7 to 8. Guaranteed 100-year color durability.

Pompeii by Robert Scott Duncanson, 1855 - canvas print
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Giclée Canvas Print | $71.35 USD

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SKU:18194-RSD
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Framing: Long Side Up to 28"
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The size you set is the printed image, the part you see once the canvas is stretched. Beyond that size we add 1.2 in of blank canvas on every side, at no extra cost, so the stretcher bars have something to grip. A 21 × 17 in print therefore arrives as 23.3 × 19.4 in. Both numbers are shown in Your Selection above and change with the slider.

Yes. The slider covers every size up to 29.9 × 24.3 in, always in the proportions of the original. If you need something larger, or a size that has to fit a frame you already own, write to us with the title and the dimensions and we will tell you what is possible. Every print is made to order, so there is usually a way.

Because the original is an oil painting on canvas. We match the print medium to the original: oil paintings go on canvas, works on paper go on fine art paper. Our canvas is natural cotton, 400 g/m² Canvas, acid-free and pH neutral, and its woven texture gives the most natural impression of Robert Scott Duncanson's original oil painting. The finish is satin/gloss, which keeps the depth of the dark tones the way varnish does on a painting in a museum; a matte canvas looks dull and pale next to it. More about our print media.

Start with the original, which measures 53.3 × 43.2 cm. A print at or near that size reads the way the artist judged it. Printing smaller is easy; enlarging a small original changes its character. For the wall, above a sofa or a sideboard aim for two thirds to three quarters of the furniture width, and hang the center at eye level. Cut paper to size and tape it to the wall before you order. The original hangs in Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, USA. Full size guide.
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About the Painting

Robert Scott Duncanson’s Pompeii from 1855, housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, is a tour de force of romanticism intertwined with the poignant echoes of a lost civilization. The painting is suffused with a serene melancholy, encapsulating the essence of a bygone era frozen in time. Duncanson, an African American painter of extraordinary talent, transports us to the ancient ruins of Pompeii, juxtaposing the monumental with the ephemeral.

Dominating the composition is a lone, towering column that pierces the tranquil sky, a silent sentinel amidst the decaying remnants of a once-thriving city. The column, bathed in soft light, contrasts sharply with the crumbling structures around it, symbolizing the inevitable passage of time. In the background, Vesuvius looms menacingly, a dark reminder of nature’s unstoppable power, its plume of smoke curling ominously into the heavens.

The foreground is lush with vegetation, nature slowly reclaiming what was lost, while the middle ground reveals figures dwarfed by the scale of the ruins, adding a sense of human fragility against the grand sweep of history. The soft pastel palette and delicate brushwork imbue the scene with a dreamlike quality, making the viewer ponder the transience of human achievement.

Duncanson’s work not only captures the physicality of Pompeii’s ruins but also evokes a profound sense of nostalgia and introspection, a meditation on the impermanence of all things, rendered with a poetic sensibility that is both haunting and sublime.

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