A Cottage on a Lane

probably 1800/1810

John Varley

Associated Names
John Varley

Artist, British, 1778 - 1842

This is a drawing of a natural scene on blue paper. The viewpoint is from the ground level, showing a cluster of trees with a small structure within them. The trees are leaning and create dynamic lines. The drawing style is loose and sketch-like, with delicate pencil marks outlining the foliage and tree trunks. The color palette is mainly grey pencil lines against the blue paper. In the distance, there are vague tree shapes suggesting a forest continuing further back.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk heightened with white on blue wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40.9 x 30 cm (16 1/8 x 11 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.182

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Bury Street Gallery [William Drummond], London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1983-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1993

  • Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1993, no. 43.

1996

  • Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, Georgia Museum of Art, The University of Georgia, Athens, 4 May-16 June, 1996.

Bibliography

1993

  • NGA O'Neal 1993, ex 43.

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: J Varley

Wikidata ID

Q64584412

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