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Towne, Francis, 1740–1816
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Classic Ground - British Artists and the Landscape of Italy, 1740-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-07-29 - 1981-09-20)
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English Landscape (Paul Mellon Collection) 1630-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-07-17)
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Fairest Isle - The Appreciation of British Scenery 1750-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1989-04-12 - 1989-06-25)
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Francis Towne (Leeds Art Gallery, 1997-10-02 - 1998-01-04)
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Francis Towne (Tate Britain, 1997-06-24 - 1997-09-14)
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Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Iola S. Haverstick
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Thomas Jones, 1742–1803
The Road from Santa Maria de Monte to Naples
1781
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James Baynes, 1766–1837
Extensive wooded landscape with figures in foreground left
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Francis Towne, 1740–1816
On the Lake of Como
1781
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Francis Towne, 1740–1816
The Chestnut Grove, Near Rocca del Papa Near Lake Albano
1781
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Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Entrance to the Grotto at Posilippo, Naples
1781
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Francis Towne, 1740–1816
View on Lake Maggiore at Evening
1781
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Francis Towne, 1740–1816
A Bridge Between Florence and Bologna
1781
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John Emes, 1762–1810
Matlock High Tor, Derbyshire
ca. 1786