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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2024.59
People
John Varley, British (London 1778 - 1842 London)
Title
Evening View near the Thames in Lambeth, London
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1819
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/383753

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor and opaque white watercolor over graphite on paper
Dimensions
sight: 26.8 × 40 cm (10 9/16 × 15 3/4 in.)
frame: 51.6 × 64 cm (20 5/16 × 25 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower right, brown ink: J Varley 1819

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Colnaghi, London] 1948, sold; to Michael Ingram, sold; through [Sotheby's, London, December 8, 2005, lot 159], sold; to private collector, sold; through [Sotheby's, London, July 9, 2009, lot 124]. [Christie's, London, March 24, 2022, lot 112]. [Guy Peppiatt, London] sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2024

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
2024
Object Number
2024.59
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • The Ingram Collection: Drawings & Watercolours from the Collection of the Late Michael Ingram, auct. cat., Sotheby's, London (London, December 8, 2005), lot 159, repr.
  • Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures, auct. cat., Sotheby's, London (London, July 9, 2009), lot 124, repr.
  • An Exhibition of British Watercolours and Drawings 1730-1870, cat. 89, auct. cat., Martyn Gregory (London, 2012), no. 72
  • Dramas of Light and Land: The Martyn Gregory Collection of British Art, auct. cat., Christie's, London (London, March 24, 2022), lot 112, repr.

Exhibition History

  • An Exhibition of British Watercolours and Drawings 1730-1870, Martyn Gregory, 05/10/2012 - 05/25/2012

Verification Level

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