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John Varley, William Mulready and others sketching at a table

Pencil Drawing
29/12/1803 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pencil drawing of John Varley, William Mulready and others sketching at a table. Signed and dated by the artist alongside the initials of those portrayed. This may well represent a sketching session at John Varley's house. MD is probably Maria Denham, sister-in-law of John Flaxman; the hat presumably belonged to Elizabeth Mulready, Varley's sister whom Mulready had married earlier that year and the others may be identified as Matilda Lowry, daughter of Wilson Lowry (whose younger sister was to marry Varley in 1825); John Varley, Hannah Varley (1780-1826), John's sister, and John's pupil and brother-in-law, William Mulready.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleJohn Varley, William Mulready and others sketching at a table (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil drawing
Brief description
Pencil drawing of John Varley, William Mulready and others sketching at a table, by Mary Anne Flaxman. Great Britain, 1803.
Physical description
Pencil drawing of John Varley, William Mulready and others sketching at a table. Signed and dated by the artist alongside the initials of those portrayed. This may well represent a sketching session at John Varley's house. MD is probably Maria Denham, sister-in-law of John Flaxman; the hat presumably belonged to Elizabeth Mulready, Varley's sister whom Mulready had married earlier that year and the others may be identified as Matilda Lowry, daughter of Wilson Lowry (whose younger sister was to marry Varley in 1825); John Varley, Hannah Varley (1780-1826), John's sister, and John's pupil and brother-in-law, William Mulready.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.9cm
  • Width: 21.6cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Marks and inscriptions
  • MF fecit
    Translation
    Mary Flaxman made this
  • Decr. 29 1803
  • MD, EMs hat, ML, JV, HV, WM (The initials of those portrayed in the drawing)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
P.29-1983

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Record createdMarch 14, 2012
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