Francis Towne

Entrance to the Grotto at Posilippo, Naples, 1781, little reworked
The Tarpeian Rock, Rome, 1780, reworked later
On The Dart

Francis Towne (1739 – 7 July 1816) was a British watercolour painter of landscapes that range from the English Lake District to Naples and Rome. After a long period of obscurity, his work has been increasingly recognised from the early 20th century onwards.