The drawing comes from a sketchbook which survived at least partially intact.
A View of Elterwater by Francis Towne, 1786
© Wordsworth Trust
Details
- Medium:
- Pen and brown ink with watercolour
- Dimensions:
- 16 x 48 cm
- Art Fund grant:
- £1,372 ( Total: £5,490)
- Acquired in:
- 1983
- Vendor:
- Spink & Son
Most drawings are numbered and annotated with the date, time of day, lighting conditions etc.
Provenance
Christie's 17/11/1981, lot 105
Venue details
Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum
Town End, GRASMERE
Cumbria
LA22 9SH
01539 435 544
www.wordsworth.org.uk
Entry details
Free with National Art Pass (standard entry £7.50)
1 Mar – 31 Oct
Daily, 9.30am – 5.30pm
1 Nov – 28 Feb
Daily, 9.30am – 4.30pm
Closed 24 - 26 Dec and 4 Jan - 3 Feb for yearly restoration