Materials & Techniques: watercolor / Period: 19th century / Image Available: Available / Creator: Varley, John, 1778–1842 / Classification: Drawings & Watercolors

1. Chiswick

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1814
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/8 × 21 5/8 inches (24.4 × 54.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Bequeathed by Weyland Wells Williams, Yale BA 1910, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery

2. Boat Building

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1806
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gum and scraping out over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 7/16 x 21 9/16 inches (34.2 x 54.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. View of Chepstow Castle, Monmouthshire, from Under the Bridge

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 11 9/16 x 20 1/16 inches (29.4 x 51 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Classic Composition

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: ca. 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/16 x 4 9/16 inches (15.4 x 11.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. London from the South West

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1831
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and scraping out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/8 x 10 3/4 inches (15.6 x 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Kirkstall Abbey near Leeds

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on moderately thick, rough, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 15/16 x 5 15/16 inches (10 x 15.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Landscape in Wales with Castle, Lake, and Rocky Foreground

Creator:: pupil of John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1815
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 × 18 1/4 inches (17.8 × 46.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Battersea Bridge

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with scraping over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 15/16 × 19 1/2 inches (30.4 × 49.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. The Thames Near the Penitentiary, Millbank, London

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1816
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/2 x 16 1/8 inches (29.2 x 41 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Landscape with Figures and Distant Castle

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches (14.3 x 21.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. The Welsh Coast

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1837
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/8 x 11 5/8 inches (10.5 x 29.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Llyn Dinas, North Wales

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1839
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, varnish and scraping out on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/8 x 10 3/8 inches (11.1 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Vauxhall Bridge

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: ca. 1816
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/8 x 14 7/8 inches (28.9 x 37.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Mountainous Landscape with Lake

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1840
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, white ground and varnish on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 x 13 5/8 inches (22.2 x 34.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Romantic Landscape with Distant Mountains

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1842
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gum, white gouache, graphite and scraping out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/8 x 14 inches (19.4 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Byland Abbey, Yorkshire

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1808
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 7/8 x 15 1/4 inches (27.6 x 38.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Chepstow Castle

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 x 25 1/4 inches (30.5 x 64.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. The Bridge

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 x 14 7/8 inches (43.2 x 37.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Harlech Castle and Twgwyn Ferry

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite and scraping out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, mounted on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 16 1/8 x 21 1/4 inches (41 x 54 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Under the Ouse Bridge, Bathing

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: between 1803 and 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/2 x 21 3/8 inches (41.9 x 54.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Saint Peter's Church, Hereford, from Butcher's Row

Creator:: follower of John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 3/4 x 22 5/8 inches (40 x 57.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Castle on Holy Island

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1809
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 x 17 7/8 inches (14 x 45.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. An Arch at Holy Island, Northumberland

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1809
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (29.2 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. The Thames at Windsor

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 x 10 3/8 inches (16.8 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Elizabeth S. Tower

25. The Plains of Marathon

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1834
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite with scratching out on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 13/16 x 10 5/16 inches (17.3 x 26.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

26. Llanberis Lake, with Castle Dolbadern

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: ca. 1805
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 x 26 1/8 inches (50.2 x 66.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Chiswick

2. Boat Building

3. View of Chepstow Castle, Monmouthshire, from Under the Bridge

4. Classic Composition

5. London from the South West

6. Kirkstall Abbey near Leeds

7. Landscape in Wales with Castle, Lake, and Rocky Foreground

8. Battersea Bridge

9. The Thames Near the Penitentiary, Millbank, London

10. Landscape with Figures and Distant Castle

11. The Welsh Coast

12. Llyn Dinas, North Wales

13. Vauxhall Bridge

14. Mountainous Landscape with Lake

15. Romantic Landscape with Distant Mountains

16. Byland Abbey, Yorkshire

17. Chepstow Castle

18. The Bridge

19. Harlech Castle and Twgwyn Ferry

20. Under the Ouse Bridge, Bathing

21. Saint Peter's Church, Hereford, from Butcher's Row

22. Castle on Holy Island

23. An Arch at Holy Island, Northumberland

24. The Thames at Windsor

25. The Plains of Marathon

26. Llanberis Lake, with Castle Dolbadern