'Vesuvius erupting' Finish:Float frame Exterior view with a funeral

Exterior view with a funeral procession on the left

Built by the Thames Ironworks

is holding a green umbrella

I didn't mean to hit you quite so hard

in 1963 and 1965

'Vesuvius erupting' Finish:Float frame Exterior view with a funeralLandscape 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