Description
Creator
Francis Towne (1739 - 1816)
Title(s)
  • View taken on the Lake of Como
Date
No date
Object Type
Unknown

Catalogue Number
FT557a
Description Sources
Royal Academy exhibition catalogue
Associated People & Organisations

Untraced
Exhibition History
The Exhibition of the Royal Academy, Royal Academy of Arts, 1789, no. 184 as 'View taken on the Lake of Como'

Comment

Despite the success of Towne’s 1781 City and Lake of Como composition (FT351), the exhibit’s title suggests that it was not based on that, as there is no reference to “City”.

by Richard Stephens

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