Artist: Francis Towne (1739 - 1816)
Nationality: British
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Media: Painting
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Biography:
English landscapist, Francis Towne lived most of his life in Exeter where he made a living as a teacher. His work was virtually unknown outside of his hometown during his lifetime. However, he has since been named one of the finest watercolorists of his period. Towne visited Italy, Switzerland, Wales and the Lake District during his lifetime to find inspiration for his landscapes.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Arnold Genthe, Untitled (Towne Mansion on Nob Hill), 1906
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Johb Stockton de Martelly, Old Man Towne bought a new scythe, 1839
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Arnold Genthe, Untitled (View of Devastated San Francisco, Framed Between Remaining Portals of Towne Mansion on Nob Hill) , 1955 - 1956
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Charles Towne - Hilly landscape 1780 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum British
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Sophia Towne Darrah, American, 1819-1881 Glass Head, Manchester, Massachusetts about 1860-80 Oil on canvas 66.67
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Sophia Towne Darrah - Mount Chocorua, New Hampshire 1856 oil on canvas Currier Museum of Art American
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John Smibert - Mrs. Francis Brinley and Her Son Francis 1729 oil on canvas The Metropolitan Museum of Art American
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Francis Chantrey - Francis Homer 1820 marble Ackland Art Museum British
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Francis Seymour Haden, Portrait of Francis Seymour Haden (Self-Portrait with etching equipment), 1862
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Francis J. Rigney, Cliffs near Dublin, 1906
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Jacques-Emile Blanche - Francis Poictevin 1887 oil on canvas The National Gallery, London French
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Ambrose McEvoy - Mrs. Francis Howard c. 1916-1918 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art British
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Charles Willson Peale - Mrs. Francis Bailey 1791 oil on canvas Cincinnati Art Museum American
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John Smibert - Francis Brinley 1729 oil on canvas The Metropolitan Museum of Art American
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Giovanni Bellini - St. Francis in the Desert c. 1480 tempera and oil on c The Frick Collection Italian
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Daniel Huntington - Dr. John W. Francis 1857 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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Bernardo Strozzi - St. Francis in Ecstasy c. 1618-20 oil on canvas Philbrook Museum of Art Italian
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Thomas Sully - Francis Hopkinson 1834 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Sam Francis, Self-Portrait3, 1982
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Sam Francis, Self-Portrait, 1982
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Sam Francis, Self-Portrait- SF 04, 1973
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Sam Francis, Untitled, 1963
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Sam Francis, Untitled, 1982
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Sam Francis, Pivot, 1981
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Sam Francis, Untitled, 1982
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Sam Francis, Tarflower, 1981
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Mrs. Francis Brinley and Her Son Francis, 1729 John Smibert (Scottish, 1688-1751)AmericanOil on canvas; 50
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Sam Francis, Untitled, 1982
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Ludovico Carracci - The Vision of Saint Francis c. 1583-1586 oil on canvas The National Gallery, London Italian
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Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli - The Ecstacy of Saint Francis c. 1615 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art Italian
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Sam Francis, Untitled, 1980
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Sam Francis, Self-Portrait II, 1982
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Sam Francis, Untitled, 1980
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Sam Francis, Spleen (Red), 1971
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Sam Francis, A Fixed Course of Changes #3, 1977
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Sam Francis, Tokyo mon amour, 1965
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Sam Francis, Self-Portrait IV, 1982
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Pieter Cristoffel Wonder - Henry Francis Playter c. 1837 oil on wood panel Cleveland Museum of Art Dutch
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Charles Willson Peale - Portrait of Mr. Francis Bailey 1791 oil on canvas Cincinnati Art Museum American
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Joseph Whiting Stock - Mary and Francis Wilcox 1845 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American

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Tate Britian: Drawing Materials and Techniques: Works on Paper from the Oppe Collection 1700-1850
Rather than placing emphasis on the artist, or the subject and content of the drawings, the exhibition looks closely at the materials and techniques used to create them. Most works in the exhibition will be on display for t...

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