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Towne, Francis, 1740–1816
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Jones, Thomas, 1742–1803
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Pars, William, 1742–1782
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Drawings & Watercolors
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male
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18th century
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laid paper
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watercolor
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graphite
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brown ink
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landscape
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Italy
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Temple of Venus and Roma
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Exhibition History
Classic Ground - British Artists and the Landscape of Italy, 1740-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-07-29 - 1981-09-20)
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British Painting and the European Continent (Haus der Kunst Munich, 1979-11-20 - 1980-01-27)
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Edward Lear and the Art of Travel (Yale Center for British Art, 2000-09-20 - 2001-01-14)
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English Drawings and Watercolors from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon (Yale University Art Gallery, 1965-04-15 - 1965-06-20)
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English Landscape (Paul Mellon Collection) 1630-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-07-17)
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Francis Towne (Leeds Art Gallery, 1997-10-02 - 1998-01-04)
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Francis Towne (Tate Britain, 1997-06-24 - 1997-09-14)
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Great British Watercolors from the Paul Mellon Collection at the Yale Center for British Art (The State Hermitage Museum, 2007-10-23 - 2008-01-13)
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Great British Watercolors from the Paul Mellon Collection at the Yale Center for British Art (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2007-07-11 - 2007-09-30)
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Great British Watercolors from the Paul Mellon Collection at the Yale Center for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2008-06-09 - 2008-08-17)
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Presences of Nature - British Landscape 1780-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-10-20 - 1983-02-27)
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Recent Acquisitions - Summer 2005 (Yale Center for British Art, 2006-05-19 - 2006-08-14)
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The Pursuit of Happiness - A View of Life in Georgian England (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-09-18)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Iola S. Haverstick
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Francis Towne, 1740–1816
On the Lake of Como
1781
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William Pars, 1742–1782
Temple of Venus and Rome from the Colosseum
1781
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Thomas Jones, 1742–1803
The Road from Santa Maria de Monte to Naples
1781
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John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831
Alpine Scene
1781
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Francis Towne, 1740–1816
View on Lake Maggiore at Evening
1781
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Francis Towne, 1740–1816
The Chestnut Grove, Near Rocca del Papa Near Lake Albano
1781
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Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Entrance to the Grotto at Posilippo, Naples
1781
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Francis Towne, 1740–1816
A Bridge Between Florence and Bologna
1781