View of Columbjohn, Killerton Estate, Devon
Francis Towne (Isleworth, Middlesex 1739 - London 1816)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1786
Materials
Graphite and watercolour on paper
Measurements
294 x 383 mm
Place of origin
Devon
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Killerton, Devon
NT 921950
Summary
Graphite and watercolour on paper, View of Columbjohn on the Killerton Estate, Devon by Francis Towne (Isleworth, Middlesex 1739 - London 1816), 1786. Inscribed on the back: A view taken at Killerton Devonshire / The seat of Sir Thomas Acland Bart by Francis Towne 1786. The original 16th-century mansion house that was the home of the Acland family prior to the construction of Killerton House (1778) occupied the site for hundreds of years but the only evidence of it that remains now is the stone arch of the gatehouse across the entrance to the field and the stone-built barns opposite the gatehouse both of which were built in the 16th century – though the barn had been partially rebuilt in the 19th century.
Provenance
previously owned by Mrs Betty Bagwell, organist of Killerton Chapel or perhaps Broadclyst Parish Church, in the 1920s; purchased by National Trust in 2005 at Exeter auction house
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: A view taken at Killerton Devonshire. The seat of Sir Thomas Acland Bart by Francis Towne (1740-1816) 1786.
Makers and roles
Francis Towne (Isleworth, Middlesex 1739 - London 1816), artist