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1763 - 1840. Known for: Painting.
Charles Towne (1763–1840) was an English painter of landscapes, horses and other animals, horse-racing and hunting scenes. Not to be confused with the painter Charles Towne (1781–1854), "the... Read full biography
Charles Towne (1763–1840) was an English painter of landscapes, horses and other animals, horse-racing and hunting scenes. Not to be confused with the painter Charles Towne (1781–1854), "the younger". Towne was born in Wigan, the son of Richard Town, a portrait-painter from Liverpool, and his wife... Read full biography
Charles Towne (1763–1840) was an English painter of landscapes, horses and other animals, horse-racing and hunting scenes. Not to be confused with the painter Charles Towne (1781–1854), "the younger". Towne was born in Wigan, the son of Richard Town, a portrait-painter from Liverpool, and his wife Mary. His talent for art was apparent from a young age and he received some training from landscape painter John Rathbone in Leeds. He then worked as a coach and ornamental painter with his brother in... Read full biography
Charles Towne (1763–1840) was an English painter of landscapes, horses and other animals, horse-racing and hunting scenes. Not to be confused with the painter Charles Towne (1781–1854), "the younger". Towne was born in Wigan, the son of Richard Town, a portrait-painter from Liverpool, and his wife Mary. His talent for art was apparent from a young age and he received some training from landscape painter John Rathbone in Leeds. He then worked as a coach and ornamental painter with his brother in Liverpool, and also worked for a time in Lancaster and Manchester. In 1785 he married Margaret Harrison, a widow. In 1787 Towne exhibited a small landscape in an exhibition in Liverpool. By the 1790s he was an established animal painter with a style... Read full biography
Charles Towne (1763–1840) was an English painter of landscapes, horses and other animals, horse-racing and hunting scenes. Not to be confused with the painter Charles Towne (1781–1854), "the younger". Towne was born in Wigan, the son of Richard Town, a portrait-painter from Liverpool, and his wife Mary. His talent for art was apparent from a young age and he received some training from landscape painter John Rathbone in Leeds. He then worked as a coach and ornamental painter with his brother in Liverpool, and also worked for a time in Lancaster and Manchester. In 1785 he married Margaret Harrison, a widow. In 1787 Towne exhibited a small landscape in an exhibition in Liverpool. By the 1790s he was an established animal painter with a style reminiscent of Stubbs. He lived in London from 1799 to 1804 during which time he exhibited a... Read full biography