Procession of Saint Januarius During an Eruption of Vesuvius (French: Procession de saint Janvier à Naples pendant une éruption du Vésuve) is an 1822 oil painting by the French artist Antoine Jean-Baptiste Thomas.

[1] [2] It depicts a procession of Saint Januarius, the patron saint of Naples, against the backdrop of the volcano Mount Vesuvius erupting.

A major eruption of Vesuvius from October to November 1822.

[3] This was reflected in a number of artworks of the era including Horace Vernet's Vesuvius Erupting.

The painting was exhibited at the Salon of 1822 at the Louvre in Paris.