Live Auction 3377Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours
John Varley, O.W.S. (London 1778-1842)
Lot 431

John Varley, O.W.S. (London 1778-1842)

Boats on the River Thames, St Paul's Cathedral beyond

Closed8 December 2011

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GBP 1,375

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John Varley, O.W.S. (London 1778-1842)
Boats on the River Thames, St Paul's Cathedral beyond
signed and dated 'J Varley/1809' (lower right) and numbered 'No 67' (on a fragment of the original mount attached to the backboard)
pencil and watercolour with scratching out
6¼ x 9½ in. (15.8 x 24.1 cm.)

with Heather Newman, Painswick, Gloucestershire.

Specialist note

Varley rented a house at Twickenham during the summer months, from which he would set out to sketch along the banks of the River Thames.