An ivy covered ruin
Gift of Roberta J. M. Olson and Alexander B. V. Johnson, in memory of Laurie Vance Johnson and E. Dudley H. Johnson, 2013
Catalogue
- Year
- 1785
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 8 1/4 × 10 1/2 in. (20.9 × 26.6 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Francis Towne
Artist
Francis Towne was a British watercolour painter of landscapes that range from the English Lake District to Naples and Rome. After a long period of obscurity, his work has been increasingly recognised from the early 20th century onwards.
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Trees by the lake, Peamore Park, near Exeter, Devon
1790 · Watercolor over traces of graphite; laid down on original mount
A View near the Arco Scuro, looking towards the Villa Medici, at Rome
1785 · Watercolor over graphite with pen and brown ink
Waterfall between Chiavenna and Mount Splügen
1784 · watercolor with graphite, point of brushwork, and selective glazing
In het park van de Villa Mondragone in Frascati
1781 · pen on ink, paper, pencil
![Near Glaris [Glarus], Switzerland](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/dp/original/DP806041.jpg)
Near Glaris [Glarus], Switzerland
1781 · Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of graphite
View of Lake Como
1781 · Pen and brown ink and watercolor
Record
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- Francis Towne
- Year
- 1785
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 8 1/4 × 10 1/2 in. (20.9 × 26.6 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1785-334977
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified