A painting believed to show the 1774 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, attributed to German-Italian artist Jakob Philipp Hackert, sells for £25,000, according to reports. Both outlets say the work is linked to the eruption in 1774 and is described as depicting the volcano during that event. The accounts also state that the painter is said to have witnessed the eruption himself, which supports the claim that the scene is drawn from direct observation. The sale price is reported as £25,000, and no additional details are provided in the sources about the buyer, auction house, provenance beyond the eyewitness claim, or whether the attribution has been independently verified. Overall, the coverage centers on the same specific painting, the same historical reference to the 1774 Vesuvius eruption, and the same reported sale value.