Charles Townley was the noted collector of ancient sculpture of his day, partly because his collection was on display in his London house and available to view. He was a friend and patron of artists and scholars and a Trustee of the British Museum. The museum owns two paintings of Charles Townley: Zoffany's 'Charles Townley and his friends in the Park St. Gallery, Westminster' (ArtFunded in 1939) and Cosway's 'Group of Connoisseurs'.

Provenance

? John Towneley; by descent; Daniel Katz Ltd.