Francis Towne

1739–1816

Francis Towne, ‘The Source of the Arveyron’ 1781 — The Source of the Arveyron 1781
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Biography

Francis Towne (1739 or 1740 – 7 July 1816) was a British watercolour painter of landscapes that range from the English Lake District to Naples and Rome. After a long period of obscurity, his work has been increasingly recognised from the early 20th century onwards.

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Artworks

Francis Towne, ‘The Source of the Arveyron’ 1781

Francis Towne The Source of the Arveyron

1781

T08147

Francis Towne, ‘Naples and Capri’ 1786

Francis Towne Naples and Capri

1786

On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art T08195

Francis Towne, ‘Waterfall near Ambleside’ 1786

Francis Towne Waterfall near Ambleside

1786

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Francis Towne, ‘A View at Ambleside’ 1786

Francis Towne A View at Ambleside

1786

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Francis Towne, ‘Monte Cavo, I’ 1781

Francis Towne Monte Cavo, I

1781

View by appointment T08559

Francis Towne, ‘Bisone’ 1781

Francis Towne Bisone

1781

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Francis Towne, ‘Rocks and Trees at Tivoli’ 1781

Francis Towne Rocks and Trees at Tivoli

1781

T08552

Francis Towne Near Florence

date not known

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Features

Francis Towne, ‘The Source of the Arveyron’ 1781

Lure of the wild: Watercolour II

Robert Macfarlane

The artist Francis Towne’s near abstract eighteenth-century watercolours of Swiss glaciers were to inspire Eric Ravilious more than a century ...

Francis Picabia, ‘The Fig-Leaf’ 1922

MicroTate 11

Carsten Nicolai , Duncan Marquis , Piers Faccini and Andrew Graham-Stewart

Microtate 11: Carsten Nicolai, Duncan Marquis, Piers Faccini and Andrew Graham-Stewart, Tate Etc.

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