John Varley, 1778–1842, British, Ships on a River with Buildings in the Distance, ca. 1830
- Title:
- Ships on a River with Buildings in the Distance
- Date:
- ca. 1830
- Materials & Techniques:
- Brown wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on medium, rough, gray wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Mount: 11 7/16 x 9 7/16 inches (29.1 x 23.9 cm), Sheet: 3 7/16 x 5 5/16 inches (8.8 x 13.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in blue ink, on sheet attached to mount, upper center: "John Varley. | From Colln. of John Linnell | Bt. from his descendant; Miss Herbert, 1933 | Martin Hardie"; in graphite, on mount, lower left: "(+v2)"; in black ink, on mount, lower center: "Reproduced in | "John Varley", by Adrian Bury, 1946, pl. 70."; in graphite, on mount, lower right: "John Varley"; on back of mount, lower left: "Ohol(?)"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.5846
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- buildings | clouds | landscape | river | riverbanks | ships | town | trees
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:41409
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