- Creator:
- John Varley, 1778–1842, British
- Title:
- The Plains of Marathon
- Date:
- 1834
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor over graphite with scratching out on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 6 13/16 x 10 5/16 inches (17.3 x 26.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
- Inscribed in brown ink, on back, lower center: "Tumulus of the Persions | who fell | at Marathon. | J. Varley. 1834"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2003.4
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- dog (animal) | mound | burial mound | sepulchral monuments | Tumulus | path | landscape | mountains | shore (landform) | figure | walking | smoke | smoke | man
- Associated Places:
- Europe | Marathón | Greece | Sterea Ellás-Évvoia | Attikí
- Currently On View:
- Not on view
- Exhibition History:
- Recent Acquisitions - Summer 2005 (Yale Center for British Art, 2006-05-19 - 2006-08-14)
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:52414