'Vesuvius erupting' Finish:Float frame I didn't mean to hit

I didn't mean to hit you quite so hard

8th August 1965

Winchester Palace was the London residence of the Bishops of Westminster

a pupil of Sir Christopher Wren

in 1963 and 1965

'Vesuvius erupting' Finish:Float frame I didn't mean to hitLandscape 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