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Francis Towne

Waterfall between Chiavenna and Mount Splügen

1784
watercolor with graphite, point of brushwork, and selective glazing

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This drawing once belonged to Paul Oppé, one of Britain's most esteemed art historians and a legendary authority on English drawings.

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