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Artists›Francis Towne

Francis Towne

English, 1739–1816

WA-00055447

Exeter, UK

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Getty Ulanhttps://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500006731
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Artworks (9)

Trees by the lake, Peamore Park, near Exeter, Devon

1790 · Watercolor over traces of graphite; laid down on original mount

sheet: 5 11/16 x 7 1/2 in. (14.5 x 19 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A View near the Arco Scuro, looking towards the Villa Medici, at Rome

1785 · Watercolor over graphite with pen and brown ink

sheet: 12 13/16 x 18 7/8 in. (32.5 x 48 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

An ivy covered ruin

1785 · Watercolor with pen and brown ink with traces of graphite

Sheet: 8 1/4 × 10 1/2 in. (20.9 × 26.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Waterfall between Chiavenna and Mount Splügen

1784 · watercolor with graphite, point of brushwork, and selective glazing

Sheet: 47.3 x 56.8 cm (18 5/8 x 22 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

View of Lake Como with Monte Legnone

1781 · Pen and brown ink and watercolor

Sheet: 6 1/8 × 8 1/4 in. (15.6 × 21 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Near Glaris [Glarus], Switzerland

1781 · Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of graphite

sheet: 18 3/8 x 11 3/16 in. (46.6 x 28.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In het park van de Villa Mondragone in Frascati

1781 · pen on ink, paper, pencil

height: 257 cm, width: 381 cm

Rijksmuseum

View of Lake Como

1781 · Pen and brown ink and watercolor

Sheet: 6 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (15.9 × 21 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Berry Pomeroy Castle in Devon

1773 · Watercolor and pen and ink on two joined sheets

Sheet: 12 1/16 × 18 7/8 in. (30.7 × 48 cm) Mount: 13 7/8 × 20 11/16 in. (35.2 × 52.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (6)

9 published of 53 catalogued · 11 with image

The Met
7 published7 img
Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published1 img
+ 3 more sources · 44 catalogued, not yet published

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2 entries · 1 sources

In het park van de Villa Mondragone in Frascati
1781 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Waterfall between Chiavenna and Mount Splügen
1784 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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