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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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