JOHN VARLEY, O.W.S. (LONDON 1778-1842)
Lot 121

JOHN VARLEY, O.W.S. (LONDON 1778-1842)

A woman and children before Walton Bridge, Surrey

Closed24 March 2022

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GBP 6,300

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JOHN VARLEY, O.W.S. (LONDON 1778-1842)
A woman and children before Walton Bridge, Surrey
signed 'J VARLEY' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white and gum arabic on paper
12 x 18 1⁄2 in. (30.5 x 47 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 5 June 2008, lot 216.
Anonymous sale; Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, 7 March 2018, lot 163.

Specialist note

Walton Bridge spans the Thames near Weybridge, Surrey. Originally built between 1748 and 1750, it was made famous by Canaletto's 1754 view. The original bridge was demolished in early 1783 and replaced by a stone one designed by Thomas Sandby (1721-1798), seen here.
For a note on the artist, please see lot 43.