Description
Creator
Francis Towne (1739 - 1816)
Title(s)
  • A Landscape
Date
No date
Object Type
Unknown

Catalogue Number
FT576
Description Sources
Exhibition catalogue
Associated People & Organisations

Untraced
Exhibition History
The Exhibition of the Royal Academy, Royal Academy of Arts, 1796, no. 284 as 'A Landscape'

Comment

Towne’s exhibit of 1796 was criticised by Anthony Pasquin:

[Towne is] similar in his pencilling to Mr. Abbott and, like him, too tender in his tones, but especially for a multifarious exhibition. Mr. Westall’s drawings appear to more advantage in the Exhibition than they do out, which is derived from their gaudiness of tinting. There is nothing more certain, than that a picture chastely coloured may be ruined in character by being placed next to a glaring composition in such an assemblage. We think if Mr. Towne used a camera occasionally he would correct his present manner of colouring.1
by Richard Stephens

Other entries in Exhibited

Francis Towne

1759 Society of Arts Premium Drawing

1759 Society of Arts Premium Drawing
Francis Towne

A Landscape

A Landscape
Francis Towne

A Landscape and Figures

A Landscape and Figures
Francis Towne

A Piece of Flowers

A Piece of Flowers
Francis Towne

A large Landscape, with a Scene in Shakespeare’s Cymberline

A large Landscape, with a Scene in Shakespeare’s Cymberline
Francis Towne

A Waterfall

A Waterfall
Francis Towne

A Landscape

A Landscape
Francis Towne

View of a Mill at Werrington, Devonshire

View of a Mill at Werrington, Devonshire
Francis Towne

A Landscape

A Landscape
Francis Towne

A Landscape after Nature

A Landscape after Nature
Francis Towne

A large Landscape

A large Landscape
Francis Towne

A small Landscape

A small Landscape
Francis Towne

A small Landscape

A small Landscape
Francis Towne

A View near Exeter

A View near Exeter
Francis Towne

A View near Exeter

A View near Exeter
Francis Towne

A View near Exeter

A View near Exeter
Francis Towne

A large Landscape

A large Landscape
Francis Towne

A small Landscape

A small Landscape
Francis Towne

A small Landscape

A small Landscape
Francis Towne

A small Landscape

A small Landscape
Francis Towne

A Quarry in Peamore Park

A Quarry in Peamore Park
Francis Towne

The Wrekin in Shropshire going off of a storm

The Wrekin in Shropshire going off of a storm
Francis Towne

A View on the River Exe, taken near the Seat of Sir Francis Drake, Devonshire

A View on the River Exe, taken near the Seat of Sir Francis Drake, Devonshire
Francis Towne

On the river Teign, Devonshire

On the river Teign, Devonshire
Francis Towne

Yanaise in Savoy

Yanaise in Savoy
Francis Towne

Augustus’s Bridge at Rimini

Augustus’s Bridge at Rimini
Francis Towne

Santa Maria a Monte

Santa Maria a Monte
Francis Towne

Civita Castellana

Civita Castellana
Francis Towne

Looking towards the mountains of Florence

Looking towards the mountains of Florence
Francis Towne

Bologna from St. Michele in Bosco

Bologna from St. Michele in Bosco
Francis Towne

On the Lake of Lugano

On the Lake of Lugano
Francis Towne

On the Lake of Lugano

On the Lake of Lugano
Francis Towne

Towards the head of the Lake of Como

Towards the head of the Lake of Como
Francis Towne

Towards the head of the Lake of Como

Towards the head of the Lake of Como
Francis Towne

Towards the head of the Lake of Como

Towards the head of the Lake of Como
Francis Towne

The Town and Lake of Lugano

The Town and Lake of Lugano
Francis Towne

Lake Maggiore

Lake Maggiore
Francis Towne

Near the Source of the Rhine

Near the Source of the Rhine
Francis Towne

Chateau de Blonay near Vevey, at the Head of Lake Geneva

Chateau de Blonay near Vevey, at the Head of Lake Geneva
Francis Towne

Near Glarus

Near Glarus
Francis Towne

The Ruins of La Bathia, near Martigny, Switzerland

The Ruins of La Bathia, near Martigny, Switzerland
Francis Towne

View taken on the Lake of Como

View taken on the Lake of Como
Francis Towne

A View in Neptune’s Grotto of the Sybil’s Temple at Tivoli

A View in Neptune’s Grotto of the Sybil’s Temple at Tivoli
Francis Towne

A View of St. Peter’s, Rome

A View of St. Peter’s, Rome
Francis Towne

A Landscape

A Landscape
Francis Towne

Fall of the Cayne, North Wales

Fall of the Cayne, North Wales
Francis Towne

View of the Passage over Mount Splugen in the Alps

View of the Passage over Mount Splugen in the Alps
Francis Towne

Mont Blanc

Mont Blanc
Francis Towne

A Landscape and Figures

A Landscape and Figures
Francis Towne

View near the Chateau de Chillon at the Head of Lake Geneva

View near the Chateau de Chillon at the Head of Lake Geneva
Francis Towne

A Farm near Henley-on-Thames

A Farm near Henley-on-Thames
Francis Towne

View of the Falls of the Cayne

View of the Falls of the Cayne
Francis Towne

View near Exeter

View near Exeter

Footnotes

  1. 1 Quoted Oppé 1925, p.73.

Revisions & Feedback

The website will be updated from time to time and, when changes are made, a PDF of the previous version of each page will be archived here for consultation and citation.

Please help us to improve this catalogue


If you have information, a correction or any other suggestions to improve this catalogue, please contact us.