View of Hamilton escorting their Sicilian majesties on 11th May 1771, to observe the lava flow ?, 1 Creator: Pietro Fabris (fl. 1768 - 78).

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View of Hamilton escorting their Sicilian majesties on 11th May 1771, to observe the lava flow from the great eruption of Vesuvius , Plate 38 from 'Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies' by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803) 1776 (w/c on paper). Hamilton was British ambassador to the Court of Naples (1764-1800); Fabris can be seen sketching at the bottom left hand corner of the picture.

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