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Toward the Head of the Lake of Como by Francis Towne — VisualArtsDB

Toward the Head of the Lake of Como

Toward the Head of the Lake of Como

1781

Medium: Ink and watercolour on paper
Dimensions: support: 155 x 210 mm
Museum: Tate

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Wood near Albano

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In the Campagna, Rome, Looking towards the Sabine Mountains

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In Kensington Gardens

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Waterfall between Chiavenna and Mount Splügen

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A Rocky Shore at Coombmartin, Devon (Combe Martin Bay)

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