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- Title:
Llanberis Lake, with Castle Dolbadern
- Date:
- ca. 1805
- Medium:
- Watercolor and graphite on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 19 3/4 x 26 1/8 inches (50.2 x 66.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower right: "2091 | Varley, John | Dolbadarn Castle 63/5/10/15 SE1.1 | PM #3946"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.4653
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- castle | duck | figures | hills | lake | landscape | mountains | river | rocks (landforms) | ruins | shore (landform) | trees
- Associated Places:
- Cymru | Llanberis | United Kingdom | Wales
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7809
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