Charles Towne

Place: Wigan

Born: 1763

Death: 1854

Biography:

Not to be confused with the painter Charles Towne (1781–1854), "the younger". Charles Towne (1763–1840) was an English painter of landscapes, horses and other animals, horse-racing and hunting scenes. 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 ...