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| Francis Towne The Source of the Arveyron 1781 watercolor Tate Gallery |
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| Francis Towne Toward the Head of the Lake of Como 1781 watercolor Tate Gallery |
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| Francis Towne The Lake of Como 1781 watercolor Tate Gallery |
"Francis Towne (1739-1816) was a British watercolour landscape painter and teacher, active in his native London and in Exeter. In 1780-81, the middle-aged Towne was able to make a belated Italian study-journey. This trip was strongly formative of his mature style, perhaps as much for what he learned from other English watercolourists there as from the sights or from Italian art. He became reasonably well known during his lifetime, but failed repeatedly at election to the Royal Academy, and soon fell into neglect after his death. Towne remained an obscure figure until the early 20th century, when he was rediscovered and promoted by the collector Paul Oppé. The writings of Oppé and others created a revival of interest. By the 1950s Francis Towne was widely recognised as an important figure, with paintings displayed in many major museums."
– based on biographical notes from Tate Gallery, London
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| Francis Towne The Lake of Como, no. 26 1781 watercolor Tate Gallery |
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| Francis Towne The Top of the Splügen Pass I ca. 1780-81 watercolor Tate Gallery |
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| Francis Towne The Top of the Splügen Pass II ca. 1780-81 watercolor Tate Gallery |
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| Francis Towne Le Rêve 1781 watercolor Tate Gallery |
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| Francis Towne Monte Cavo I 1781 watercolor Tate Gallery |
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| Francis Towne Monte Cavo II 1781 watercolor Tate Gallery |
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| Francis Towne Near Florence ca. 1780-81 watercolor Tate Gallery |
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| Francis Towne Rocks and Trees at Tivoli 1781 watercolor Tate Gallery |
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| Francis Towne Neptune's Grotto at Tivoli 1781 watercolor Tate Gallery |
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| Francis Towne The Walls of Rome ca. 1780-81 watercolor Tate Gallery |
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| Francis Towne Naples and Capri 1786 watercolor Tate Gallery |