Image

Francis Towne

Road on Pen Maen Mawr, 1777

Description

Maker

Title

Road on Pen Maen Mawr

Year

1777

Medium

Pen and ink, watercolor over graphite on laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

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

Type

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

73.204.52

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

British Panoramic Landscapes

January 28 - October 5, 2008

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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