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Varley, John, 1778–1842
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Cockburn, James Pattison, 1779–1847
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Harley, George, 1791–1871
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Smith, John, 1749–1831
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Varley, Cornelius, 1781–1873
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Drawings & Watercolors
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male
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18th century-19th century
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wove paper
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watercolor
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Barnard Castle
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Exhibition History
British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
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British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Block Museum of Art, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
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British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Memorial Art Gallery of Rochester, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
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British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
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British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Portland Art Museum, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
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British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Toledo Museum of Art, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
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British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
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Attributed to George Harley, 1791–1871
Landscape with a Boatshed
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John Varley, 1778–1842
Mountain Landscape with Castle Ruins on a Cliff
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John Varley, 1778–1842
River Landscape with Figures
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John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831
Hafod: Upper Part of Cascade
1793
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James Pattison Cockburn, 1779–1847
Coastal scene with Figures, Boats, Lighthouse, etc
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