- Description
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- Creator
- Francis Towne (1739 - 1816)
- Title(s)
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- Towards the head of the Lake of Como
- Date
- No date
- Object Type
- Unknown
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- Catalogue Number
- FT323
- Description Sources
- 1805 exhibition catalogue
- Associated People & Organisations
- Untraced
Other entries in Exhibited
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Francis Towne
A large Landscape, with a Scene in Shakespeare’s Cymberline
A large Landscape, with a Scene in Shakespeare’s Cymberline
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Francis Towne
The Wrekin in Shropshire going off of a storm
The Wrekin in Shropshire going off of a storm
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Francis Towne
A View on the River Exe, taken near the Seat of Sir Francis Drake, Devonshire
A View on the River Exe, taken near the Seat of Sir Francis Drake, Devonshire
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Francis Towne
Chateau de Blonay near Vevey, at the Head of Lake Geneva
Chateau de Blonay near Vevey, at the Head of Lake Geneva
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Francis Towne
The Ruins of La Bathia, near Martigny, Switzerland
The Ruins of La Bathia, near Martigny, Switzerland
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Francis Towne
A View in Neptune’s Grotto of the Sybil’s Temple at Tivoli
A View in Neptune’s Grotto of the Sybil’s Temple at Tivoli
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Francis Towne
View of the Passage over Mount Splugen in the Alps
View of the Passage over Mount Splugen in the Alps
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Francis Towne
View near the Chateau de Chillon at the Head of Lake Geneva
View near the Chateau de Chillon at the Head of Lake Geneva
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Comment
In 1805 Towne exhibited four works called Towards the head of the Lake of Como. Of these, one is very probably FT321, but the three others are presumed lost. Several other coloured sketches of the lake survive but what is known of their inscriptions makes it unlikely that they were among these exhibits.