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John Varley OWS (1778-1842)

Totnes, Devon
signed lower right ‘J. Varley’, also signed and inscribed to the reverse ‘Totness [sic] / Devonshire / J. Varley 1831’
oil on board
23 x 29cm



The painting is executed in oil on an artist’s board support. The board appears to be attached to a small wooden strainer. The paint layers have developed a network of deep age cracks and in areas the paint layers are lifting following the crack lines. The varnish is clear and even.

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