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John Varley, 1778–1842, British, The Plains of Marathon, 1834
- Title:
The Plains of Marathon
- Date:
- 1834
- Medium:
- Watercolor over graphite with scratching out on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 6 13/16 x 10 5/16 inches (17.3 x 26.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, on back, lower center: "Tumulus of the Persions | who fell | at Marathon. | J. Varley. 1834"
Signed in brown ink, lower right: "J. Varley."; signed and dated on verso in brown ink, lower center: "J. Varley. 1834"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2003.4
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- burial mound | dog (animal) | figure | landscape | man | mound | mountains | path | sepulchral monuments | shore (landform) | smoke | smoke | Tumulus | walking
- Associated Places:
- Attikí | Europe | Greece | Marathón | Sterea Ellás-Évvoia
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:52414
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Recent Acquisitions - Summer 2005 (Yale Center for British Art, 2006-05-19 - 2006-08-14) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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