Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John Varley, 1778–1842, British
Title:
Seashore with Two Figures and a Distant Town
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 9/16 x 5 1/2 inches (9 x 13.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black ink, on sheet attached to mount, lower left: "John Varley | seashore, with two figures and distant town | Collection: Lady Jane Harriet Pley dell Bouverie, | d. of Wm. 3rd Earl of Radnor; married | William Ellice, 1847-"; on sheet attached to mount, lower center: "Martin Hardie."; in graphite, on sheet attached to mount, lower right: "A | In perfect condition | Always kept in Album | by [...]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1986.29.247
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
shore (landform) | sea | town | figures | ships | ships | dock | piers | landscape | rocks (landforms)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:1890