Lot 6: FRANCIS TOWNE (MIDDLESEX 1739-1816 LONDON), A view of the park at Oatlands, near Weybridge, Surrey,

FRANCIS TOWNE (MIDDLESEX 1739-1816 LONDON)
A view of the park at Oatlands, near Weybridge, Surrey
inscribed 'A View taken from Oatlands the seat of his Grace the Duke of/ Newcastle/ January the 22 nd . 1782 settled with Michael Sanders Esq. this picture/ the size to be 3 foot 8 inches by 2 foot 8 inches to have twenty five guineas for it' ( verso ) and with inscription '184 BP' ( verso , under the mount)
pencil, pen and grey ink, grey wash on paper with a Strasbourg Lily watermark
10 3/4 x 14 7/8 in. (27.3 x 37.8 cm.)
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