Francis Towne

Road on Pen Maen Mawr

Maker

Francis Towne (English, ca. 1740-1816)

Title

Road on Pen Maen Mawr

Year

1777

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, watercolor

Supports

laid paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 14.7 x 29.9 cm (5 13/16 x 11 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In brown ink, LR:F Towne/delt 1777 No. 33. Verso, in brown ink, UL:light from the right hand. ; UR:No 33 July 12 1777/The Beginning of the/Road on Penmaen Mawr/Drawn on the Spot by Francis Towne

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

73.204.52

Type

Drawings and Watercolors

Exhibition History

British Panoramic Landscapes

Jan 28, 2008 – Oct 05, 2008

Label copy

On the back of this drawing, Towne wrote: “No. 33, July 12 1777. The Beginning of the Road on Pen Maen manor drawn on the spot by Francis Towne. Light from the right hand.” Although Towne drew “on the spot,” his next sentence indicates that he wanted to remember the slant of the light when he colored the drawing in his studio.

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Tombstone

Francis Towne (English, ca. 1740-1816)

Road on Pen Maen Mawr, 1777

Pen and ink, watercolor over graphite on laid paper

Sheet: 14.7 x 29.9 cm (5 13/16 x 11 3/4 inches)

Anonymous gift 73.204.52

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