Portraits of Mount Vesuvius but not recently. Franz Ludwig Catel, painter (1778-1856). Born in Germany he mostly worked in Rome. One view he liked so much he painted it twice.

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"The Bay of Naples with Vesuvius and Castel dell'Ovo." ca. 1818-1820.
“The Bay of Naples with Vesuvius and Castel dell’Ovo.” ca. 1818-1820. Oil on paper, laid down on cardboard. Collection of the Thaw Collection, Jointly Owned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Morgan Library & Museum, New York. Image © 2000–2019 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Fair use license.via https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/439354
"The Gulf of Naples with Vesuvius." ca. 1820.
“The Gulf of Naples with Vesuvius.” ca. 1820. Collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen. Cc0 License 0. https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/2020903/KMS1088.html
"View of Naples with Castel dell'Ovo and Mount Vesuvius seen from the Salita di San' Antonio." 1819.
“View of Naples with Castel dell’Ovo and Mount Vesuvius seen from the Salita di San’ Antonio.” 1819. Oil on canvas. Collection of the National Trust, Ickworth. Image © Art UK. Fair use license. via https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/view-of-naples-with-castel-dellovo-and-mount-vesuvius-seen-from-the-salita-di-san-antonio-171857

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