Underneath Knowle Hill, Devon

Details

Francis Towne (1739-1816)
Underneath Knowle Hill, Devon
signed and inscribed 'Underneath Nowle [sic] Hill/Francis Towne delt' (on the reverse)
grey ink and watercolour, watermark Britannia, on the artist's washline mount
6¼ x 7 7/8 in. (16 x 20 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 9 November 1976, lot 72, where purchased for the present collection.

Exhibited

London, Fine Art Society, Watercolours by Francis Towne, May 1945, no. 47, as 'Underneath Leith Hill'.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The present drawing dates stylistically from the 1790s.

We are grateful to Timothy Wilcox for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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