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Description: | Oil on canvas. Painter William Marlow travelled to France and Italy in 1765, on the advice of Elizabeth Percy, Duchess of Northumberland (1716-1776). An obituary of Marlow later reported that eight Marlow landscape views of Italy were in the collection at Alnwick Castle, the Duchess’ country residence, suggesting she may also have sponsored Marlow’s trip. As Marlow travelled through Italy he made drawings which could be used as the basis for oil paintings, when back in his London studio. Marlow exhibited seven views of Florence at the Society of Artists from 1768 to 1783 and also showed one view of the city at the Royal Academy in 1790. He found a strong market for such paintings in the wealthy young aristocrats and gentry, who had recently returned from their ‘Grand Tour’ of France, Italy and sometimes Greece. The route of the Grand Tour inevitably included a trip to see the artistic and architectural sights of Florence. Today, Marlow’s drawings of Florence are in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and Leeds City Art Gallery. | Subjects: | hill tower topography tree rowing boat path dome Italian cathedral bridge (urban) river bank townscape/cityscape stone/rock man river | Source: | Government Art Collection | Creator: | William Marlow | Identifier: | http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?... | Go to resource |
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