'Vesuvius erupting' Finish:none View of the chime machine

View of the chime machine at St Giles without Cripplegate

5th July 1980

in preparation for Queen Victoria's opening ceremony

The house was demolished in 1736 and in 1739 the building of Mansion House began

'Vesuvius erupting' Finish:none View of the chime machineStudy 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