A Street Scene near the Thames in Lambeth, London
A Street Scene near the Thames in Lambeth, London
John Varley (1778-1842)
A Street Scene near the Thames in Lambeth, London
Signed lower right: J. Varley 1817
Watercolour over pencil heightened with stopping out
27.3 by 41 cm., 10 ¾ by 16 in.
Provenance:
With Colnaghi, London, 1948;
Michael Ingram, his sale Sotheby's, 8th December 2005, lot 159;
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, 9th July 2009, lot 124
Exhibited:
Ludlow Festival, 1983
This view taken in the back streets of Lambeth looks west towards the Thames with the spires of St John's, Smith Square, visible across the river.