Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Francis Towne, 1740–1816, British
Title:
Near Ambleside
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)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black ink, lower left: "F. Towne | delt 1786 No 4"; in brown ink, verso, upper left: "No 4 | Near Ambleside | drawn on the spot | August 7th 1786 | by | Francis Towne"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6295
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hills | bridge (built work) | landscape | sky | road | river | men | trees
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Painting in England 1700-1850 : collection of Mr. & Mrs. Paul Mellon : Exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, , 1,2, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA, 1963, p. 63, no. 71, ND466 V57 v.1-2 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5091