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May 24 2011
La Roche Tarpéienne
British / Greco-Roman / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 12 months ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of “The Tarpeian Rock” of 1780 by Francis Towne. This is a scene from the late eighteenth century in Rome of the famous Tarpeian Rock from which the Roman hurled traitors from the earliest days of their history. Francis Towne was forty-one years old when he created this watercolor masterpiece. He was from Middlesex in England. He supported himself with portraits and teaching in Devon and in 1777 during a tour of North Wales began focusing on watercolors. He created this work during a stay in Rome which was followed by a month in Naples in 1781. Returning to England, he moved to London where he died in 1816. This work measures 18.58 inches wide by 12.6 inches high and is in the British Museum in London.
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Mar 6 2011
Sketch of Constance on the Bodensee, J. M. William Turner
British / Impressionist / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of “Sketch of Constance on the Bodensee” by J. M William Turner of 1842. This master artist was one of the foremost English Romantic painters of all time. He was controversial in his own day but he raised the art of landscape to rival that genre of historical painting. He not only created wonderful oils, but he also was a master of watercolors and printing. He created this wonderful work at the age of sixty-seven. He had receive formal training at the Royal Academy of Art from the age of fourteen and within eight years he was receiving enough patronage to insure his career in art. He died in 1851 in London. This masterpiece is in the British Museum, London.
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