Lot 177: William Cowen (Rotherham 1797-1861)

William Cowen (Rotherham 1797-1861)
View of Frascati, near Rome
signed and dated 'W. Cowen 1819' (lower right) and with a contemporary inscription 'Frascati near Rome/Original sketch by W. Cowen 1819' (on the reverse)
pen and black ink and watercolour, on paper, unframed
9¼ x 12½ in. (23.5 x 31.7 cm.)

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William Cowen was a landscape painter, whose early talents were spotted by Earl Fitzwilliam who paid for the artist to travel through Switzerland and Italy. It is highly probable that this watercolour of Frascati was executed on this tour.