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39 JOHN VARLEY Hackney 1778-1842 London Brecon on the River Usk, South Wales Inscribed verso by the artist’s grandson, Herbert Varley: I certify that this is an original drawing/by old John Varley/Born 1778/Died 1842/Herbt. Varley/Grandson/6th August 1899 and with collector’s mark verso Watercolour over pencil 216 x 362 mm., 8 ½ x 14 ¼ in. Provenance: By descent from the artist to his grandson Herbert Varley (d.1903); Michael Ingram Brecon is a market town in south Powys and was previously the county town of the old county of Brecknockshire. Beyond the bridge over the Usk stands Brecon Priory, known since 1923 as Brecon Cathedral, with the old Norman castle to the left. A fully finished watercolour of this view by Varley dated 1837 was with Guy Peppiatt Fine Art in 2009 (Summer Catalogue no. 33). 42