'Vesuvius erupting' Finish:none on a blotter used at

on a blotter used at a Transit of Venus Committee meeting at the Royal Society

View of the chime machine at St Giles without Cripplegate

5th July 1980

William 'Dixie' Dean

'Vesuvius erupting' Finish:none on a blotter used atStudy of a volcanic cloud with periodic falls of ash. An observation of volcanic activity at Vesuvius, made by the artist on behalf of Sir William Hamilton. The drawing shows ejected material drifting away from the volcano, with cloud promontories and ash falling at the base of each. These features are lettered in ink, A E. From volume 1 of Piaggio's notebooks for the period 1779 1781. Original: pencil and ink on paper. 1779