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A View of Elterwater (© Wordsworth Trust)
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© Wordsworth Trust

A View of Elterwater

Artist: Francis Towne (1740 - 1816)

Location: Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum

Date: 1786

Materials: pen and brown ink with watercolour

Dimensions: 16 x 48 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £1,372 (Total: £5,490)

Vendor: Spink

Review number: 2997 (1983)

Provenance:
Christie's 17/11/1981, lot 105

Description:
The drawing comes from a sketchbook which survived at least partially intact. Most drawings are numbered and annotated with the date, time of day, lighting conditions etc.

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