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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. Houses near Plymouth

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1810
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 x 10 inches (16.8 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. A Bridge Between Florence and Bologna

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1781
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and black and brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/8 x 8 3/8 inches (15.6 x 21.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

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 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

18. New Radnor

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite with pen and gray ink on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 x 10 1/8 inches (16.8 x 25.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Devil's Bridge

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1810
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and black ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 x 6 5/8 inches (25.4 x 16.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. 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

21. 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

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. On the Side of the Rhine near the Source, Light Coming from the Right

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and brown wash and brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/8 x 11 5/8 inches (28.3 x 29.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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. Houses near Plymouth

3. View on Lake Maggiore at Evening

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

5. Oakhampton Castle

6. Windermere at Sunset

7. Ambleside

8. A Bridge Between Florence and Bologna

9. The Foot Bridge

10. On the Dee

11. The Road to the Lake

12. The Grange at the Head of Keswick Lake

13. Entrance to the Grotto at Posilippo, Naples

14. View in Borrowdale of Eagle Crag and Rosthwaite

15. Werrington Park, Devonshire

16. Modern Bridge at Narni

17. The Entrance into Borrowdale

18. New Radnor

19. Devil's Bridge

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

21. Lake Windermere

22. View of Lake Coniston, Lancashire

23. On the Side of the Rhine near the Source, Light Coming from the Right

24. The Claudian Aquaduct, Rome

25. View of the Rhydaer

26. Near Ambleside

27. Dunkerswell Abbey, August 20, 1783

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