Landscape in Wales with Mountains, Lake, Castle and Two Figures in the Foreground
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 × 18 1/4 inches (17.8 × 46.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on sheet attached to mount, lower left: "Strong Girtin influence | lingers in this foreground. | mH. | middle distance shows the connection with Cotman | trees."; in black ink, on sheet attached to mount, lower center: "John Varley, P. W. S. | 1778=1842 | Welsh Landscape, with mountains, lake, castle, & two figures in foreground. | One of a pair, exactly the same size: the other signed on back, "J. Varley, 1815." | On "Whatman. Turkey Mills" paper. | Martin Hardie."; in graphite, on sheet attached to mount, lower right: "re-hinge to flatten- | open mount. cut off | [...] + attach"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5971
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | ruins | lake | figures | trees | hills | mountains | castle | clouds