'Vesuvius erupting' wood panelling Views of the exterior of

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

carrying baskets of primroses

Chapel belonging to the Philanthropic Society Institution

The Society of Cogers is a free speech society

'Vesuvius erupting' wood panelling Views of the exterior ofStudy 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