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Francis Towne, 1740–1816

The Claudian Aquaduct, Rome

1785

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Francis Towne, The Claudian Aquaduct, Rome, 1785, Watercolor with pen and black ink, over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, B1978.43.170.
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  • Creator

    Francis Towne, 1740–1816

  • Title

    The Claudian Aquaduct, Rome

  • 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), Contemporary drawn border: 17 x 23 inches (43.2 x 58.4 cm)

  • Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering

    Watermark: Fleur-de-lis (unidentified)

    Signed and dated in pen and black ink, lower right: "F. Towne delt | 1785"

    Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower right: "F. Towne delt | 1785"; in pen and brown ink, verso, upper center: "No. 4 a View of the Claudian Aqueduct at Rome | looking towards mount Palatine | Drawn by | Francis Towne | 1785"

  • Credit Line

    Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

  • Copyright Status

    Public Domain

  • Accession Number

    B1978.43.170

  • Classification

    Drawings & Watercolors

  • Collection

    Prints and Drawings

  • Subject Terms

    arches | architectural subject | Grand Tour | landscape | people | ruins

  • Associated Places

    Rome

  • Access

    Accessible in the Study Room [Request]

  • Link

    https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5092

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Edward Lear and the Art of Travel (Yale Center for British Art, 2000-09-20 - 2001-01-14) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]

Presences of Nature - British Landscape 1780-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-10-20 - 1983-02-27) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

Classic Ground - British Artists and the Landscape of Italy, 1740-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-07-29 - 1981-09-20) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

Acquisitions : The First Decade 1977-1986 : Yale Center for British Art, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 1986, p. 31, no. 126, N590.2 .A7 OVERSIZE (YCBA) [YCBA]

Duncan Bull, Classic ground : British artists and the landscape of Italy, 1740-1830, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, pp. 5, 6, 50-51, no. 67, pl. V, ND1354.4 B85 (YCBA) [YCBA]

Louis Hawes, Presences of Nature : British Landscape, 1780-1830, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 1982, pp. 148-149, no. III.15, pl. 125, ND1354.4 H38 (YCBA) [YCBA]

Graham Reynolds, Scene and Sensibility, TLS, the Times Literary Supplement, , April 29, 1983, p. 438, TLS Historical Archive [ORBIS]

Duncan Robinson, Acquisitions : The First Decade 1977 - 1986, , Burlington Magazine, vol. 128, October 1986, p. 31, no. 126, N1 .B87 128:3 OVERSIZE (YCBA) [YCBA]

The idea of Italy : photography and the British imagination, 1840-1900, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, p. 25, , pl. 2, TR57 .I33 2022+ (YCBA) [YCBA]

Scott Wilcox, Edward Lear and the art of travel, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2000, pp. 140-141, no. 159, NJ18 L455 W55 2000 (YCBA) [YCBA]

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