#francis towne

[laclefdescoeurs]

View of the River Camel at the Estuary, Francis Towne

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Francis Towne (British, 1739-1816) Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome, 1781

Lucius Septimius Severus was a Roman politician who served as emperor from 193 to 211. He was born in Leptis Magna in the Roman province of Africa.

[treasuresfromthearchives]

Near Glaris [Glarus], Switzerland

Francis Towne British Paper manufactured by C. & I. Honig Dutch September 2, 1781

"After a year in Italy, Towne returned to England through the Swiss Alps, sketching this steep tree-lined slope near Glarus, the capital of a mountainous eastern canton. The sheet was part of a large sketchbook, a format that allowed the artist to draw outdoors and move rapidly from pencil to brush to pen, capturing the essential qualities of the site. Working outdoors with wash was unusual at the time; most artists simply used pencil. Towne carefully record the date, time, and conditions on the verso: No. 25, Near Glaris, light from the right hand in the morning, September 2, 1781."

[landschaftsmalerei]

Grasmere von der Rydal Road von Francis Towne (1786, watercolour, pen and ink on paper)

[davidfosterwallaceandgromit]

Rocks and Trees at Tivoli, 1781. Francis Towne, 1739–1816. Watercolor and ink on paper. 398 × 513 mm. Tate.

[carloskaplan]

Francis Towne: Ruínas do templo de Saturno no Foro Romano (s. XVIII)

[drrestlesshate]

Francis Towne - Tempio di Saturno, Roma 1781

[dasgemutlichkeit]

Francis Towne (1739-1816)

Haldon House near Exeter, Devon

1780