Cader Idris and Llanelltyd bridge from the banks of Mawddach river, North Wales
Cader Idris and Llanelltyd bridge from the banks of Mawddach river, North Wales
John Varley O.W.S. (1778-1842)
Cader Idris and Llanelltyd bridge from the banks of Mawddach river, North Wales
Watercolour over pencil heightened with stopping out on Whatman paper
29 by 43.5 cm., 11 ¼ by 17 in.
Provenance:
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, 14th July 1994, lot 114;
With Spink & Son Ltd, London;
Private collection, Herefordshire until 2024
Exhibited:
London, Spink and Son Ltd, Annual Exhibition of Watercolours and Drawings, 19th April-19th May 1995, no. 25;
Literature:
Spink and Son Ltd, Annual Exhibition of Watercolours and Drawings, 1995, pp.38-9, no. 25;
The 18th century Llanelltyd bridge which spans the River Mawddach, still stands today, but is only open to pedestrians, since the new road bridge was built in the 1980s to bypass the narrow stone structure.