Materials & Techniques: laid paper / Creator: Towne, Francis, 1740–1816 / Subject Terms: landscape

1. On the Lake of Como

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1781
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/8 x 8 1/4 inches (15.6 x 21 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Dunkerswell Abbey, August 20, 1783

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1783
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 x 10 3/8 inches (18.7 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. The Grange at the Head of Keswick Lake

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite with pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 3/4 x 6 1/8 inches (9.5 x 15.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Windermere at Sunset

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and brown ink over graphite on medium moderately textured cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches (15.6 x 23.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. The Foot Bridge

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and black and brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/8 x 9 inches (17.5 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. View on Lake Maggiore at Evening

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1781
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and gray ink and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 x 8 1/4 inches (15.2 x 21 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Iola S. Haverstick

7. Lake Windermere

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and brown and gray ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/8 x 18 5/8 inches (15.6 x 47.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Ambleside

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and brown and gray ink over graphite on medium slightly textured cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 6 1/8 inches (23.5 x 15.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Craig yr Aderyn, near Llanfihangel-y-Pennant

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1777
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gray ink over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches (21 x 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. View in Borrowdale of Eagle Crag and Rosthwaite

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and brown ink and pen and gray ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/8 x 13 1/4 inches (21.3 x 33.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Near Ambleside

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and brown and gray ink with gum on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 x 9 1/8 inches (15.2 x 23.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. View of the Rhydaer

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1777
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and black ink over graphite on medium slightly textured cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches (29.8 x 37.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Werrington Park, Devonshire

Creator:: attributed to Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and black and brown ink over graphite on medium slightly textured cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/8 x 13 inches (24.4 x 33 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. The Road to the Lake

Creator:: pupil of Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 13 1/16 inches (40.5 × 33.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. The Claudian Aquaduct, Rome

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and black ink, over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 5/8 x 18 1/2 inches (32.1 x 47 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Modern Bridge at Narni

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches (21 x 29.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. The Chestnut Grove, Near Rocca del Papa Near Lake Albano

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1781
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and black ink and watercolor over graphite on medium moderately textured cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/4 x 10 inches (38.7 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. The Entrance into Borrowdale

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 3/4 x 6 1/8 inches (9.5 x 15.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Oakhampton Castle

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1772
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and black ink on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 7/8 x 12 5/8 inches (20 x 32.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Entrance to the Grotto at Posilippo, Naples

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1781
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gray ink over graphite on medium slightly textured cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 5/8 x 9 1/8 inches (32.1 x 23.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. On the Dee

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and black ink over graphite on medium slightly textured cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/4 x 19 inches (29.8 x 48.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. View of Lake Coniston, Lancashire

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 12 3/4 × 24 7/8 inches (32.4 × 63.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Vauxhall Stairs, from Millbank, July 5, 1797

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 9 9/16 × 11 inches (24.3 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. On the Lake of Como

2. Dunkerswell Abbey, August 20, 1783

3. The Grange at the Head of Keswick Lake

4. Windermere at Sunset

5. The Foot Bridge

6. View on Lake Maggiore at Evening

7. Lake Windermere

8. Ambleside

9. Craig yr Aderyn, near Llanfihangel-y-Pennant

10. View in Borrowdale of Eagle Crag and Rosthwaite

11. Near Ambleside

12. View of the Rhydaer

13. Werrington Park, Devonshire

14. The Road to the Lake

15. The Claudian Aquaduct, Rome

16. Modern Bridge at Narni

17. The Chestnut Grove, Near Rocca del Papa Near Lake Albano

18. The Entrance into Borrowdale

19. Oakhampton Castle

20. Entrance to the Grotto at Posilippo, Naples

21. On the Dee

22. View of Lake Coniston, Lancashire

23. Vauxhall Stairs, from Millbank, July 5, 1797