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A Thames Barge

1809

Cornelius Varley

Artist, British, 1781 - 1873

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Gift (Partial and Promised) of Judy and Leo Zickler
Dimensions

plate: 38 x 27.5 cm (14 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
sheet: 50.5 x 35.6 cm (19 7/8 x 14 in.)
mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.)
Accession

2005.117.9

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Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2006

The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

Bibliography

2005

Lowell Libson, Cornelius Varley: The Art of Observation. London, 2005: no. 80.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: London Published by J & C Varley Dec. 3 1809

Wikidata ID

Q76337805

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