'Vesuvius erupting' wood panelling 9 December 1730

9 December 1730

Chapel belonging to the Philanthropic Society Institution

Views of the exterior of the chapel (top) and its ambulatory and stairs

Laurie Cunningham outside Leyton Orient Football Club Pools Office

carrying baskets of primroses

'Vesuvius erupting' wood panelling 9 December 1730Study of Vesuvius erupting, showing spiralling columns of gas and ash. Two detail drawings illustrate forms of pulsing ejections. Text below the drawing in Italian, ' del fumo seguente, ma sempre senza dileguarsi in ' An observation of volcanic activity at Mount Vesuvius near the Bay of Naples, Italy, made by the artist on behalf of Sir William Hamilton. From volume 1 of Piaggio's notebooks for the period 1779 1781. Original: pencil on paper. 1780