The collection contains two lithographs created by Giacomo Lenghi, both with the title “Pompei.” The two works are numbered suggesting they are both part of a larger series of lithographs.
The first lithograph, numbered “7.”, is a mosaic piece depicting two men and a woman in room together. The two men gaze off at something in the distance, one gripping a shepherd’s crook, while the woman stares at the ground. Surrounding the image of the three is a mosaic design made up of crossing lines and boxes. Below this another, symmetrical, design shows what appears to be fish or dolphins.
The second lithograph numbered “40.”, shows a large spotted cat engaging with a snake coiled around a dead tree stump. Below this illustration are two golden geese, placed symmetrically and facing away from each other. Directly below this is a landscape of a building.
Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. Although Rhode Island College has physical ownership of the collection, it does not necessarily hold literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them.
The collection is open for research.
Giacomo Lenghi lithographs, MSS-0146, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
The collection is arranged in original order.
The collection was in the holdings of Special Collections prior to 2020.
The collection was described in 2024 by Hydin Stallman, Special Collections student worker, under the supervision of Veronica L. Denison, Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian.
Works used in preparation of inventory: Lenghi, Giacomo, Artist. Pompei / Giacomo Lenghi dis. ; Giacomo Lenghi Edit. Prop. Pompeii Extinct City Italy, None. [Between 1840 and 1870] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2011645772/.
More lithographs created by Giacomo Lenghi are stored in the Popular graphic art print filing series housed at the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.
This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections.