Creator Gender: male / Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection / Creator: Varley, John, 1778–1842

1. Westminster Abbey from Tothill Fields

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 7 1/4 x 10 inches (18.4 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. A View along the Thames towards Chelsea Old Church

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: between 1810 and 1815
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 8 x 11 1/2 inches (20.3 x 29.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. Landscape with a Boatshed

Creator:: Attributed to George Harley, 1791–1871
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches (14.6 x 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. River, Trees and Distant Town

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches (12.1 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. 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

6. River Landscape with Two Figures, Lake and Distant Mountains

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 x 9 5/8 inches (12.7 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Farm House with a Well

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 x 14 1/4 inches (25.4 x 36.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Landscape Composition, Dolbadern

Creator:: pupil of John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 x 10 1/8 inches (18.1 x 25.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Romantic Landscape with Cliffs and a Castle

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/4 x 9 1/8 inches (14.6 x 23.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Romatic Landscape with a Castle and a Tree on the Right

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 5/8 x 7 1/4 inches (11.7 x 18.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. 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

12. Landscape in Wales with Mountains, Lake, Castle and Two Figures in the Foreground

Creator:: pupil of John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 × 18 1/4 inches (17.8 × 46.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. On the Thames

Creator:: pupil of John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches (22.2 x 31.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. View of New Street, near London Bridge

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on thick, slightly textured, cream card
Dimensions:: Mount: 7 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches (18.4 x 26.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. View of York

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 5/16 x 7 1/2 inches (13.5 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. 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

17. Landscape with a Clump of Trees near a Road and a Stream

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper mounted on board
Dimensions:: Mount: 6 7/16 x 9 5/16 inches (16.3 x 23.7 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. On the Thames

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/8 x 10 7/8 inches (34 x 27.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Old Mill at Battersea

Creator:: formerly John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/8 × 13 1/2 inches (24.4 × 34.3 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. A Castle at the Waterside

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches (18.4 x 26 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Barnard Castle, County Durham

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 3/16 x 5 1/4 inches (8.1 x 13.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. 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

26. A Romantic Landscape

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, brown wash and graphite; verso: watercolor and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 x 10 1/4 inches (16.8 x 26 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. Norwich

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, mounted on moderately thick, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/8 x 11 1/2 inches (30.2 x 29.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. View on the Thames at Battersea

Creator:: pupil of John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gum arabic on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/8 × 20 7/8 inches (33.3 × 53 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. 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

34. 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

35. Millbank

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/8 x 11 5/8 inches (16.2 x 29.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. 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

37. Linlithgow Palace

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/16 x 7 3/16 inches (13.1 x 18.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. 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

39. Two Donkeys in a Landscape

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 x 5 inches (15.2 x 12.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. Romantic Composition

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 x 15 1/2 inches (20.3 x 39.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection