Durham Cathedral

Details

Francis Towne (1739-1816)
Durham Cathedral
signed, inscribed and dated 'No 1/Durham/August 7th 1811/Francis Towne' (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour, on two joined sheets
6¾ x 19 7/8 in. (17.3 x 50.5 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 12 November 1991, lot 8.
with Spink-Leger, London.

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Lot Essay

This drawing and lot 56 were executed on the same tour and there are only four known views of Durham; 'No 2' was also sold Christie's, London, 21 November 1991, lot 66. This was Towne's only tour this far north after his tour of the Lake District in 1786.

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