Francis Towne

Lot 37: Francis Towne (Middlesex 1739-1816 London)

Name: Francis Towne (Middlesex 1739-1816 London)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 7183d9929e

Est: £0 GBP - £0 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 02, 2013

Item Overview

Description

Francis Towne (Middlesex 1739-1816 London) Villa Adriana, Tivoli, Italy signed, inscribed, dated and numbered 'No. 42 May 22, 1781. Villa Adriana afternoon light from the left hand Francis Towne' pen and black ink and watercolour 8 x 6 in. (22.3 x 16.6 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Francis Towne

Exhibited

Leeds, City Art Gallery, Exhibition of Early English Watercolours, 1958, no. 93. London, Lowndes Lodge Gallery, Pictures and Drawings from Yorkshire Houses, April 1963, no. 32.

Literature

A.P. Oppé, 'Francis Towne, Landscape Painter' Walpole Society, VIII, 1919-20, p. 111. A. Bury, Francis Towne: Lone Star of Water-Colour Painting, London, 1962, pp. 95 and 143. W.A. Worsley, Early English Water-Colours at Hovingham Hall, Hovingham, 1963, no. 67.

Provenance

Selwyn Image, by 1919. Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 20 November 1953, part of lot 29 (185 gns to Agnew's). with Agnew's, London, where purchased by Sir William Worsley, 1953 (190 gns), and thence by descent in the family.

Auction Details

Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours

Christie's

July 02, 2013, 12:00 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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