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John Varley

1778–1842

Sketch for ‘Treatise on Zodiacal Physiognomy’ 1828
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Biography

John Varley (17 August 1778 – 17 November 1842) was an English watercolour painter and astrologer, and a close friend of William Blake. They collaborated in 1819–1820 on the book Visionary Heads, written by Varley and illustrated by Blake. He was the elder brother of a family of artists: Cornelius Varley, William Fleetwood Varley, and Elizabeth, who married the painter William Mulready.

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Picturesque Romanticism

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  • Dunstanborough Castle

    Manner of John Varley
    1837
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  • Sea-piece with Fishing Boats in a Calm

    John Varley
    date not known
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  • Near Duncombe Park, Yorkshire

    John Varley
    date not known
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  • Holy Island Castle

    John Varley
    ?1810
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  • View of Bodenham and the Malvern Hills, Herefordshire

    John Varley
    1801
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  • Classical Landscape Composition

    John Varley
    c.1835
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  • Suburbs of an Ancient City

    John Varley
    1808
  • Interior of a Vaulted Chamber, Kirkstall Abbey, engraved by J. Greig

    After John Varley
    published 1808
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