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One of the leading horse portraitists of his period, Charles Towne's paintings are also admired for their distant landscapes, rendered with delicacy and detail.
Born in Wigan, he received his first training from the Lancashire artist John Rathbone, and training in coach painting from Robert Latham. By 1780, Towne was a japanner and decorative painter in Liverpool and he exhibited his first picture at the Liverpool Society for Promoting the Arts of Painting and Design in 1786. By the 1790s, he had established his reputation as an accomplished animal painter. After spending several years in Manchester, he moved to London. Towne befriended George Morland and Philip de Loutherbourg whose romanticised rural subjects influenced his own early work. By 1810, he had returned to Liverpool, where he became a member of the Liverpool Academy. He exhibited regularly becoming its Vice President in 1812 and 1813.
Born in Wigan, he received his first training from the Lancashire artist John Rathbone, and training in coach painting from Robert Latham. By 1780, Towne was a japanner and decorative painter in Liverpool and he exhibited his first picture at the Liverpool Society for Promoting the Arts of Painting and Design in 1786. By the 1790s, he had established his reputation as an accomplished animal painter. After spending several years in Manchester, he moved to London. Towne befriended George Morland and Philip de Loutherbourg whose romanticised rural subjects influenced his own early work. By 1810, he had returned to Liverpool, where he became a member of the Liverpool Academy. He exhibited regularly becoming its Vice President in 1812 and 1813.