Bamborough Castle from the Northeast, with Holy Island in the Distance, Northumberland, 1827, Watercolor and graphite with scratching out, sheet: 7 3/8 x 10 1/4 in. (18. 7 x 26 cm), Drawings, John Varley (British, London 1778?1842 London), This evocative view encapsulates the type of finished landscape watercolor that made Varley's reputation. Picturesque details in the foreground include a family of fisherfolk walking towards their small vessel on a broad sandy shore, with the scene overshadowed by the impressive fortress of Bamborough (or Bamburgh) Castle, Northumberland