'Vesuvius erupting' Finish:Float frame Built by the Thames Ironworks

Built by the Thames Ironworks

I didn't mean to hit you quite so hard

8th August 1965

a pupil of Sir Christopher Wren

'Vesuvius erupting' Finish:Float frame Built by the Thames IronworksLandscape study of Vesuvius erupting under a natural cloud base with smaller fumeroles and other details to the left of the volcano, as viewed. An observation of volcanic activity at Mount Vesuvius near the Bay of Naples, Italy, made by the artist on behalf of Sir William Hamilton. Numbered '117' and inscribed verso 'alra Figa. de 5'. From volume 1 of Piaggio's notebooks for the period 1779 1781. Original: pencil on paper. 05 02 20121780