Lot Essay
This watercolour was painted on James White's estate outside Exeter, he was the uncle of John White Abbott, Towne's most notable pupil.
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James White's Estate at Fordland, Devon
Details
Francis Towne (1739-1816)
James White's Estate at Fordland, Devon
pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour, on two joined sheets
6 7/8 x 15½ in. (17.5 x 39.4 cm.)
James White's Estate at Fordland, Devon
pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour, on two joined sheets
6 7/8 x 15½ in. (17.5 x 39.4 cm.)
Provenance
Dr. Marc Fitch, 1987.
with Spink, London.
with Spink, London.
Exhibited
London, Leger Galleries, 'The Major English Watercolours and Drawings collected by Dr. Marc Fitch', 1988, no. 3.
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