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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2023.1
People
Cornelius Varley, British (London 1781 - 1873 London)
Title
Portrait of Elizabeth Varley, The Artist’s Wife
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th century
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/379434

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
39.6 × 27.4 cm (15 9/16 × 10 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower left, graphite: Drawn by C. Varley / with his Patent / Graphic Telescope
  • watermark: right-reading at top edge): J WHATMAN / TURKEY MILL (partial, date may be cut off on third line)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Spink & Sons, Ltd., London], sold; to Mrs. A. Cockshut, May 9, 1980; sold through [Karen Taylor Fine Art, London], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, William W. Robinson Fund
Accession Year
2023
Object Number
2023.1
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • English Watercolour Drawings, exh. cat., Spink & Son Ltd. (London, 1980), p. 11, cat. no. 27

Exhibition History

  • English Watercolour Drawings, Spink & Son Ltd., 04/14/1980 - 05/09/1980

Verification Level

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