Vesuvius erupting Size:XS: 40 x 30cm one facing forward

one facing forward

12th November 1971

Sophia Loren Marlon Brando (centre) and Charlie Chaplin (left) seen here during film of ' The Countess of Hong Kong ' at Pinewood studios

Prince of Wales inspects Seaforth Highlanders during a trooping of the colour ceremony at Dover College

Vesuvius erupting Size:XS: 40 x 30cm one facing forwardStudy of a lava flow on the slopes of Vesuvius during an eruption, with the volcano generating a high plume of smoke and ash. The colour and direction of flow are highlighted with coloured chalk and ink. Faintly inscribed in pencil, top left. 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 5 of Piaggio's notebooks for the period 1787 1792, within a