'Vesuvius erupting' Finish:Float frame Winchester Palace was the London

Winchester Palace was the London residence of the Bishops of Westminster

That they have already engaged is evident from the way that one of the heads of the Austrian eagles hangs down

Dennis Allen

I didn't mean to hit you quite so hard

a pupil of Sir Christopher Wren

'Vesuvius erupting' Finish:Float frame Winchester Palace was the LondonLandscape 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