John Varley

1778–1842

John Varley, ‘Sketch for ‘Treatise on Zodiacal Physiognomy’’ 1828
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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