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Cornelius Varley

1781–1873

A Farmhouse. Verso: Group of Trees
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13 artworks by Cornelius Varley
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Biography

Cornelius Varley, FRSA (21 November 1781 – 2 October 1873) was a British water-colour painter and optical instrument-maker. He invented the graphic telescope and the graphic microscope.

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  • View near St Albans

    Cornelius Varley
    1804
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  • Evening at Llanberis, North Wales

    Cornelius Varley
    1805
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  • West Humble Lane, Dorking

    Cornelius Varley
    1806
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  • Millbank

    Cornelius Varley
    c.1805
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  • Canonbury House, Islington

    Cornelius Varley
    after 1804
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  • Study of a Tree. Verso: Sky Study

    Cornelius Varley
    1803
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  • A Cottage

    Cornelius Varley
    date not known
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  • Landscape Composition: Mountain and Castle

    Cornelius Varley
    date not known
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