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JOHN VARLEY, O.W.S. (LONDON 1778-1842)
Lot 117

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

Old houses by the Thames, London

Fermé24 March 2022

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JOHN VARLEY, O.W.S. (LONDON 1778-1842)
Old houses by the Thames, London
signed 'J. Varley' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour on paper
9 1⁄2 x 11 1⁄2 in. (24.2 x 29.3 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 8 April 1998, lot 77 (as 'Cottages by the Thames').

Note du spécialiste

This drawing probably dates from 1816-17, when Varley executed a number of views along the banks of the Thames between Westminster and Chelsea. This area of London retained an essentially rural character until the reclamation and urban development projects of the 1840s.
For a note on the artist, please see lot 43.

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