Tygwyn Ferry
1802
Cornelius Varley sketched this quiet riverside scene in 1802, capturing the Tygwyn Ferry in Wales with quick, scratchy lines that feel like a snapshot from a travel diary. A sturdy house with twin chimneys sits on the rocky bank while a small rowboat bobs in the foreground, waiting for passengers. The faint note 'Harlech Castle' at the top suggests this was just one stop on a grand Romantic-era tour of the rugged Welsh countryside, documenting the landscape long before cameras made travel photography easy.
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