John Varley, O.W.S. (London 1778-1842)

Thomson's Tomb on the Thames

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John Varley, O.W.S. (London 1778-1842)
Thomson's Tomb on the Thames
signed and dated 'J. Varley 1824' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour with scratching ou
6 x 9 1/8 in. (15.2 x 23.1 cm.)

Provenance

with Agnew's, London.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 15 March 1990, lot 129, where purchased by Mrs T.S. Eliot.

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Lot Essay

James Thomson (1700-1748) was a Scottish poet who is renowned as one of the precursors of the Romantic Movement. His Seasons was first published in four parts between 1725-30 and was heralded as his masterpiece. Varley illustrated the republished edition in 1804.

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