Trees by the Lake, Peamore Park, near Exeter, Devon, Francis Towne, 1790–1810

Trees by the Lake, Peamore Park, near Exeter, Devon, Francis Towne, 1790–1810

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Trees by the Lake, Peamore Park, near Exeter, Devon, 1790–1810, Watercolor over traces of graphite, sheet: 5 11/16 x 7 1/2 in. (14.5 x 19 cm), Drawings, Francis Towne (British, Isleworth, Middlesex 1739–1816 Exeter), Towne often sketched at Peamore Park, the estate of the Hippesley Coxe family near his home in Exeter. This watercolor is distinguished by blue and green washes heightened with warmer browns. In earlier works, Towne typically used pen and ink to outline and distinguish forms but set that practice aside here and created a strong composition using only finely modulated watercolor; he conveyed luxuriant foliage using feathery touches of the brush