Lot Essay
The present watercolour is similar in style to Sullivan's Boat House at Vauxhall Bridge by Varley, signed and dated 1830, measuring 8½ x 10¼ in., Sotheby's, London, 29 November 1973, lot 62.
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On the Thames, possibly at Hammersmith
Details
John Varley, O.W.S. (1778-1842)
On the Thames, possibly at Hammersmith
pencil and watercolour, fragmentary watermark 'JW[HATMAN]'
7¾ x 11 in. (19.7 x 27.9 cm.)
On the Thames, possibly at Hammersmith
pencil and watercolour, fragmentary watermark 'JW[HATMAN]'
7¾ x 11 in. (19.7 x 27.9 cm.)
Provenance
Guy Harvey Samuel.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 18 March 1982, lot 96 (to Agnew's on behalf of the present owner).
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 18 March 1982, lot 96 (to Agnew's on behalf of the present owner).
Literature
G. Bauer, Le Siècle d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise, Anthèse, 1998, p. 86, pl. 104, illustrated in colour.
W. Hauptman, L'Âge d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise 1770-1900, Lausanne, 1999, p. 95, no. 47, illustrated in colour.
W. Hauptman, L'Âge d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise 1770-1900, Lausanne, 1999, p. 95, no. 47, illustrated in colour.
Exhibited
Lausanne, Fondation de l'Hermitage, L'Âge d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise 1770-1900, 22 January - 24 May 1999, no. 47.
Special notice
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