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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1999.332
People
John Varley, British (London 1778 - 1842 London)
Title
River Landscape with Windmill
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Landscape with Watermill
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1800-1803
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/293935

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
actual: 31.7 x 44.8 cm (12 1/2 x 17 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: graphite, lower right: J. Varley
  • inscription: verso, graphite, upper right corner: 114
  • inscription: mount, lower right, graphite: John Varley/ from John Linnell's collection/ Christie's March 1918/ WB 100-

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
John Linnell, sold at Christie's, 1918. Sale, March 15, 1918. Per inscription on old mat. Possibly lot 114.
Mrs. Eric Schroeder, Milton, MA, gift to HUAM, 1999.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of the Estate of Margaret F. Schroeder
Accession Year
1999
Object Number
1999.332
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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