JOHN VARLEY, O.W.S. (LONDON 1778-1842)
Lot 112

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

Lambeth, London

Fermé24 March 2022

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JOHN VARLEY, O.W.S. (LONDON 1778-1842)
Lambeth, London
signed and dated 'J. Varley 1819[?]' and inscribed 'on the Surrey Side between Westminster and Blackfriars Bridge' (verso, according to the old label)
pencil and watercolour on oatmeal paper
10 3⁄4 x 16 1⁄8 in. (27.3 x 41 cm.)

with Colnaghi, London, 1948.
Michael Ingram; Sotheby's London, 8 December 2005, lot 159.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 9 July 2009, lot 124.

Note du spécialiste

This drawing is part of a group datable to 1816-1817, exploring the everyday life of London, and particularly Lambeth (see lot 114). Other examples are in the British Museum (1880,11.13-1245), and the Victoria & Albert Museum (no. 46-1876).
For a note on the artist, please see lot 43.