Views of Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland: (a) View from the South West with the Artist sketching in the Foreground, with the Farne Islands beyond; (b) View from the North West; (c) View from the South East; and (d) View from the North East

細節

John Varley, O.W.S. (1778-1842)
Views of Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland: (a) View from the South West with the Artist sketching in the Foreground, with the Farne Islands beyond; (b) View from the North West; (c) View from the South East; and (d) View from the North East
signed, extensively inscribed and dated (respectively) 'SW view of Bamborough Castle/Northumberland, with the Lighthouse on the Farne Islands/J.Varley Novr 1808/J Varley, No 15. Broad 4 Golden Square/London'; 'Nor.West View of Bamborough Castle Northumberland/J.Varley.1808 J.Varley. No15 Broad Golden Square London'; 'South View of Bamborough Castle/Northumberland. J. Varley 1808/J. Varley, No15 Broad 4 Golden Square/London'; and 'Nor. East View of Bamborough Castle/Northumberland/J. Varley 1808/J. Varley. No 15 Broad 4 Golden Square London' (on the reverse of the mount).
pencil and watercolour
13 x 31in. (34 x 78.8cm.)
a set of four (4)

來源

Belmont House.
Wegg Prosser.
Mrs. Chichester.
with The Albany Gallery.
with Martyn Gregory.

展覽

London, Martyn Gregory Gallery and Royal Academy, Burlington International Fine Art Fair, 18th and 19th Century British Paintings and Watercolours, September-October, 1979, nos.42 (a) - 42 (d), all illustrated.

拍品專文

There is a sketchbook by Varley in the Victoria and Albert Museum (e 3242-1931) called the 'Northumberland sketchbook' which includes preliminary sketches for the present watercolours. The keep and other fragments of the Castle were probably begun when Bamburgh was in Scottish hands in the mid 12th Century. The Castle was in ruins by 1704 but was restored for use as a charitable institution from 1757 onwards. In the late 19th Century it became the home of Lord Armstrong and was subject to further restoration.
A smaller replica of the view from the north-east, 8½ x 20½in., signed and dated 1811, was sold in these Rooms, 17 June 1969, lot 169, illustrated (1,100gns.).