POMPEIANA de William Gell (éd. de 1832)

Vignette 7

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It is possibly the representation of a little shop or rustic place of refreshment on the road-side in the country. There is a broad basement on which the temptations to stop might be exposed, a shade to shelter them from the sun, a sort of kiosk or summer-house on the top for air and repose, and possibly the host at the entrance to welcome the traveller.