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Artist

John Varley, I (1778-1842)

Collection

Guy Peppiatt Fine Art

Description

Watercolour over pencil. Varley first visited North Wales in 1798 and returned throughout his life. He first exhibited a view of Conwy in 1800 at the Royal Academy and the last at the Society of Painters in Watercolours in 1833. The pure washes and lack of bodycolour of the present watercolour suggest that it dates from circa 1810-15.

This is a view of the castle from the north-east across the river Conwy with the mountains of North Wales behind. Telford’s suspension bridge which opened in 1826 now traverses the river next to the castle.

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Location

Conwy Castle, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Country

Wales

Medium

Watercolour