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John Varley — VisualArtsDB

John Varley

Hackney, United Kingdom · b. 1778 — d. 1842

John Varley (English, 1778-1842) or William Turner (English, 1789-1862)

Timeline

Born 1778 — Died 1842

1770s

Looking under the Bridge

Looking under the Bridge

Study of a Head in Profile [verso]

Landscape Composition [recto]

Landscape Composition [recto]

Study of Trees in a Landscape

Study of Trees in a Landscape

+5

1790s

The Soul Hovering Over the Body [from Marriage of Heaven and Hell," plate 14]

The Soul Hovering Over the Body [from Marriage of Heaven and Hell," plate 14]

Stockade Near Shore

Stockade Near Shore

Cottage Beside Path

Cottage Beside Path

1800s

Side of Rotting Barn

Side of Rotting Barn

Sailboat on a Beach

Sailboat on a Beach

Kidwelly Castle, South Wales

Kidwelly Castle, South Wales

A Cottage on a Lane

A Cottage on a Lane

+10

1810s

Holy Island Castle

Holy Island Castle

Pont Aberglaslyn

Pont Aberglaslyn

1820s

Hilly Landscape at Sunset

Hilly Landscape at Sunset

Preliminary Sketch for Plate 3 of ‘Treatise on Zodiacal Physiognomy’

Preliminary Sketch for Plate 3 of ‘Treatise on Zodiacal Physiognomy’

Sketch for ‘Treatise on Zodiacal Physiognomy’

Sketch for ‘Treatise on Zodiacal Physiognomy’

Sketch for ‘Treatise on Zodiacal Physiognomy’

Sketch for ‘Treatise on Zodiacal Physiognomy’

+25

1830s

Avenue and Castle

Avenue and Castle

Classical Landscape Composition

Classical Landscape Composition

A Clearing in a Forest

A Clearing in a Forest

A View of Chester

A View of Chester

+1

Works

124 artworks

A Cottage

A Cottage

Study of a Boy Fishing

Study of a Boy Fishing

Studies of a Boy Eating an Apple

Studies of a Boy Eating an Apple

Sketch from Nature

Sketch from Nature

Page from a Sketchbook, Studies of a Boy Fishing

Page from a Sketchbook, Studies of a Boy Fishing

A Blot. Trees

A Blot. Trees

A Woman Standing

A Woman Standing

Study of a Boy Fishing

Study of a Boy Fishing

Children Watching a Boy with a Kite

Children Watching a Boy with a Kite

A Woman, and a Boy Carrying a Child

A Woman, and a Boy Carrying a Child

Studies of a Boy, Children, Etc.

Studies of a Boy, Children, Etc.

Page from a Sketchbook, Studies of a Boy Fishing

Page from a Sketchbook, Studies of a Boy Fishing

Castle on the Coast

Castle on the Coast

A Blot. Trees over a Lake

A Blot. Trees over a Lake

A Seated Child

A Seated Child

A Woman with Wash-Tubs

A Woman with Wash-Tubs

Study of a Boy Fishing

Study of a Boy Fishing

Studies of a Boy Fishing

Studies of a Boy Fishing

Sketch from Nature

Sketch from Nature

Studies of a Woman Holding a Jar

Studies of a Woman Holding a Jar

Landscape Composition, a Ruined Church in the Distance

Landscape Composition, a Ruined Church in the Distance

Thames Wharves and Barges

Thames Wharves and Barges

A Boy and a Dog

A Boy and a Dog

Study of a Boy; Faces in Profile

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