Bamborough Castle from the Northeast, with Holy Island in the Distance, Northumberland, 1827, Watercolor and graphite with scratching out, sheet: 7 3/8 x 10 1/4 in. (18.7 x 26 cm), Drawings, John Varley (British, London 1778–1842 London), This evocative view encapsulates the type of finished landscape watercolor that made Varley's reputation. Picturesque details in the foreground include a family of fisherfolk walking towards their small vessel on a broad sandy shore, with the scene overshadowed by the impressive fortress of Bamborough (or Bamburgh) Castle, Northumberland
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Bamborough Castle, Northeast, Holy Island, Distance, Northumberland, 1827, Watercolor, graphite, scratching out, sheet, 7 3/8 x 10 1/4, 18.7 26 cm, Drawings, John Varley, British, London, 1778–1842, evocative, view, encapsulates, type, finished landscape, watercolor, Varley, reputation, Picturesque details, foreground include, family, fisherfolk walking, towards, small vessel, broad sandy, shore, scene overshadowed, impressive fortress, Bamborough, Bamburgh, Castle
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