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A View of Glastonbury Abbey

Francis Towne (1739-1816)


Price
£45,000

Signed
Signed and dated '... 1777'
Signed, inscribed with title and dated 1777 on reverse

Medium
Watercolour with pen and ink

Dimensions
11 ½ x 18 ¾ inches

Provenance
Bequeathed by the artist to James White of Exeter, 1816;
John Herman Merivale and his successors

Literature
Richard Stephens, A Catalogue Raisonné of Francis Towne (1739-1816), Francistowne.ac.uk, Ft117

Exhibited
Possibly exhibited at 'Exhibition of Original Drawings', The Gallery, 20 Lower Brook Street, London, 1805 as either no 50 or 51;
'Chris Beetles Summer Show 2023', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, June-September 2023

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