View of Greenwich Looking Towards St Paul's Cathedral
View of Greenwich Looking Towards St Paul's Cathedral
View of Greenwich Looking Towards St Paul's CathedralWatercolour with stopping out and gum arabic on laid paper watermarked: 181911 by 17.1cm; 4 ¼ by 6 ¾ in. Provenance: Colnaghi's London, until 1973; Sotheby's London, 5th June 2008, lot 213: Private collection, USA, Washington DCThe present vivid watercolour depicts a view of London at dusk with the Royal Observatory in the foreground, the Thames in the middle distance and St Paul's Cathedral dominating the skyline beyond. Another watercolour of a similar view was sold at Sotheby's, 16th July 1998, lot 109 (£8,050).){kind=link}
John Varley (1778-1840)
View of Greenwich Looking Towards St Paul's Cathedral
Watercolour with stopping out and gum arabic on laid paper watermarked: 1819
11 by 17.1cm; 4 ¼ by 6 ¾ in.
Provenance:
Colnaghi's London, until 1973;
Sotheby's London, 5th June 2008, lot 213:
Private collection, USA, Washington DC
The present vivid watercolour depicts a view of London at dusk with the Royal Observatory in the foreground, the Thames in the middle distance and St Paul's Cathedral dominating the skyline beyond.
Another watercolour of a similar view was sold at Sotheby's, 16th July 1998, lot 109 (£8,050).