Vesuvius erupting Size:XS: 40 x 30cm Marty Wilde

Marty Wilde

The fire is still blazing fiercely on the warehouse on the left

just as the trusty British bulldog at his heels would fight to the death to protect his master

12th November 1971

Sophia Loren Marlon Brando (centre) and Charlie Chaplin (left) seen here during film of ' The Countess of Hong Kong ' at Pinewood studios

Vesuvius erupting Size:XS: 40 x 30cm Marty WildeStudy of a lava flow on the slopes of Vesuvius during an eruption, with the volcano generating a high plume of smoke and ash. The colour and direction of flow are highlighted with coloured chalk and ink. Faintly inscribed in pencil, top left. 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 5 of Piaggio's notebooks for the period 1787 1792, within a