Lot Essay
Like many artists of the time, Varley portrayed Harlech Castle with Snowdon in the background on a number of ocassions, exhibiting 23 versions of the subjects at the Royal Academy from 1803 to 1840.
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View of Harlech Castle, North Wales
Details
JOHN VARLEY, O.W.S. (LONDON 1778-1842)
View of Harlech Castle, North Wales
signed and dated 'J. Varley / 1823' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour, with scratching out on wove paper
8 ¼ x 10 ¾ in. (20.8 x 27.3 cm.)
View of Harlech Castle, North Wales
signed and dated 'J. Varley / 1823' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour, with scratching out on wove paper
8 ¼ x 10 ¾ in. (20.8 x 27.3 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 17 November 1981, lot 157 (sold £1,980).
with Leger Galleries, London, 1982.
with Guy Peppiatt, London.
with Karen Taylor, London.
with Leger Galleries, London, 1982.
with Guy Peppiatt, London.
with Karen Taylor, London.
Exhibited
London, Leger Galleries, Exhibition of English Watercolours, 17 November - 24 December 1982, no. 13, illustrated.
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