Painting of Vesuvius eruption by artist said to have seen it to be auctioned

A “dramatic” painting of Mount Vesuvius erupting in 1774 by an artist said to have witnessed the event is to go under the hammer next week. Landscape artist Jakob Philipp Hackert’s painting will be auctioned at Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh, where it is expected to fetch between £20,000 and £30,000.