The Great British Art Tour: Turner brings an apocalypse to life – from the safety of his studio Dr Amanda Draper, curator of art and exhibitions, University of Liverpool
At time of writing, scientists are monitoring increased seismic activity at La Soufrière volcano on the Caribbean island of St Vincent, which could erupt at any time. The last major eruption of St Vincent was in 1979, the eruption before that, in 1902 , killed more than 1,500 people. And before that there was the eruption of 1812. Of course, there are no photos of this earlier scene of destruction but we have a painting of it by JMW Turner.