Rydal Water
Watercolour
1789 (painted)
1789 (painted)
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Watercolour painting of the valley of Rydal Water in the Lake District. Signed and dated by the artist and inscribed with title and note.
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Title | Rydal Water (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
Brief description | Watercolour depicting Rydal Water in the Lake District by Francis Towne (1740-1816). Great Britain, 1789. |
Physical description | Watercolour painting of the valley of Rydal Water in the Lake District. Signed and dated by the artist and inscribed with title and note. |
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Gallery label | Francis Towne 1740?-1816
Rydal Water
Signed and dated 1786
Towne's watercolours have a strong, distinctive outline and pristine colours. This is apparently a leaf from a sketchbook that he used during a tour of the Lake District. Its picturesque landscape was very popular with painters at this period.
Watercolour on paper
Given by the Misses Buckingham
Museum no. P.19-1921 |
Credit line | Given by the Misses Buckingham |
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Bibliographic reference | Coombs, Katherine British watercolours : 1750-1950 . London: V&A Publications, 2012
p.43, pl.32 |
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Accession number | P.19-1921 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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