Author ss: John Varley, 1778–1842, British / Subject Terms: landscape

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. Sheet from the Blake-Varley Sketchbook of 1819, Pages 37 and 38

Creator:: William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1819
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and black chalk on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/8 x 8 inches (15.6 x 20.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Keith C., Yale BA 1968, and Mildred B. Marshall

4. 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

5. View of Rugged Coastline, Bamburgh, Northumberland

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite and scraping out on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 x 5 7/8 inches (10.2 x 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. The Fisherman

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, gray wash and brown wash on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 3/8 x 4 1/2 inches (8.6 x 11.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Castle

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper mounted on board
Dimensions:: Mount: 5 3/8 x 5 7/8 inches (13.6 x 15 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of William Lamson Warren, Class of 1935

13. Ludlow, Shropshire

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 x 10 5/8 inches (20.3 x 27 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Richard L. Purdy

14. 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

15. Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and scratching out on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper mounted on board
Dimensions:: Mount: 7 11/16 x 9 9/16 inches (19.5 x 24.3 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. 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

18. 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

19. Merida, Spain

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/16 x 20 1/4 inches (18.2 x 51.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. 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

21. London from the Thames

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 x 7 5/8 inches (14 x 19.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. 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

23. Trees Overhanging a River

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 x 4 5/8 inches (14 x 11.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. 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

25. Cattle Watering at Sunset

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches (10.8 x 14.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. River Landscape with Figures

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 1/2 x 4 7/8 inches (8.9 x 12.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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

34. Mountain Landscape with Castle Ruins on a Cliff

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray and black wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 15/16 x 17 inches (27.8 x 43.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. 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

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. The Castle on the Hill

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/4 x 18 5/8 inches (34.9 x 47.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. A Welsh Landscape a Lay-in'

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/16 × 10 1/4 inches (16.4 × 26 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Landscape with a Distant Tower

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/4 x 8 5/8 inches (15.9 x 21.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Richard L. Purdy

42. Trees on a Knoll by a Stream

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 3/4 x 5 9/16 inches (9.5 x 14.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. Trees and Cottages at the Bend of a River

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on medium, rough, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 4 1/2 x 9 5/8 inches (11.4 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. 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

45. 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

46. 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

47. Seashore with Two Figures and a Distant Town

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 9/16 x 5 1/2 inches (9 x 13.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

48. 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

49. 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

50. Study of Trees

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper mounted on medium, rough, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 3 13/16 x 9 9/16 inches (9.7 x 24.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

51. Ships on a River with Buildings in the Distance

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on medium, rough, gray wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 11 7/16 x 9 7/16 inches (29.1 x 23.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

52. 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. Westminster Abbey from Tothill Fields

2. A View along the Thames towards Chelsea Old Church

3. Sheet from the Blake-Varley Sketchbook of 1819, Pages 37 and 38

4. Two Donkeys in a Landscape

5. View of Rugged Coastline, Bamburgh, Northumberland

6. The Fisherman

7. A Romantic Landscape

8. London from the South West

9. Millbank

10. Romantic Composition

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

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13. Ludlow, Shropshire

14. Chiswick

15. Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland

16. Byland Abbey, Yorkshire

17. Mountainous Landscape with Lake

18. Romantic Landscape with Distant Mountains

19. Merida, Spain

20. Barnard Castle, County Durham

21. London from the Thames

22. The Welsh Coast

23. Trees Overhanging a River

24. Llyn Dinas, North Wales

25. Cattle Watering at Sunset

26. River Landscape with Figures

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

28. River, Trees and Distant Town

29. Classic Composition

30. Linlithgow Palace

31. The Thames Near the Penitentiary, Millbank, London

32. Landscape with Figures and Distant Castle

33. Vauxhall Bridge

34. Mountain Landscape with Castle Ruins on a Cliff

35. Chepstow Castle

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

37. Romantic Landscape with Cliffs and a Castle

38. Harlech Castle and Twgwyn Ferry

39. The Castle on the Hill

40. A Welsh Landscape a Lay-in'

41. Landscape with a Distant Tower

42. Trees on a Knoll by a Stream

43. Trees and Cottages at the Bend of a River

44. Castle on Holy Island

45. A Castle at the Waterside

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

47. Seashore with Two Figures and a Distant Town

48. The Thames at Windsor

49. The Plains of Marathon

50. Study of Trees

51. Ships on a River with Buildings in the Distance

52. Llanberis Lake, with Castle Dolbadern