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John Varley

27 works

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Watercolor and pencil sketch of old timber-framed houses, chimneys and trees, with small figures in a churchyard scene.

Bray Church Yard

1807

Grey wash drawing of a weathered wooden barn with a gabled thatched roof beside trees and a cottage.

Side of Rotting Barn

1800/10

Watercolor of a river at dusk with two masted ships, a castle tower, a stone bridge, and a leaning tree on the right.

A View of Chester

1836

Brown wash drawing of a sailboat with masts beside a rocky shore, with a hazy castle and tower in the distance.

Sailboat on a Beach

first half 19th century

Brown wash drawing of a landscape with ruins on a plain, trees in the foreground, and mountains in the distance.

Landscape with Ruins

1778

Watercolor of a hilltop castle above a beach with beached sailing boats, fishermen, and distant island under clouds.

Bamborough Castle from the Northeast, with Holy Island in the Distance, Northumberland

1827

Watercolor of a hilltop castle across tidal sands, with two walking figures and boats under a cloudy sky.

Harlech Castle across the Traeth Mawr

1800-42

Watercolor of a sloping cobbled street in a Welsh town with timber-framed houses, a horse and cart, and figures.

Conway in North Wales

1803

Watercolor of a Gothic stone arch framing a river view, with a moored sailing boat, a rowing boat, and a distant town at dusk

Looking under the Bridge

1778

Watercolor of a stone bridge over a waterfall in a mountain gorge, with riders on horseback and warm sunlit cliffs.

Pont Aberglaslyn

1812

Graphite and chalk sketch of wooden stockade posts on a shoreline with a boat and calm sea under a pale sky.

Stockade Near Shore

n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a forest clearing with tall trees, a small figure on a path, and a pale distant sky.

A Clearing in a Forest

late 1830s

Pencil sketch on blue paper of a leaning tree beside a small cottage with a lane and foliage.

A Cottage on a Lane

probably 1800/1810

Pen and brown wash drawing of a tall conifer on a mound, with distant hills and village buildings on a yellow-ochre ground.

Study of Trees in a Landscape

1778

Brown wash drawing of a dense stand of trees with a pencil sketch of trees and figures in the upper right corner.

A Stand of Trees [recto]

1778

Study of a Head in Profile [verso]

1778

Brown wash landscape drawing with dark trees on the left, pale sky above, and light open ground in the foreground.

Landscape Composition [recto]

1778

Pencil sketch on the back of a sheet showing two standing men with hats carrying baskets on their shoulders.

Two Studies of a Figure Holding a Basket [verso]

1778

Watercolor of ruined abbey arches and walls on a rocky coastal shore under a pale blue sky, dated 1830.

Lindisfarne Abbey op Holy Island, Northumberland

1830

Verso of a sketch sheet with pen studies of an architectural composition and a column capital, plus handwritten notes.

Schets van een compositie en een kapiteel

1830

Brown wash drawing of a dark craggy valley landscape with pale misty sky and light highlights on rocks.

Valley Landscape

1778

Chalk sketch of two figures on a country road beside a cottage and tall trees under a hillside.

Two Figures on a Country Road

1778

Watercolor of Welsh mountains above a valley river with a stone bridge, figures on the bank, and grazing cattle.

Welsh mountains

Watercolour of a river with a tall tree, a seated figure, a moored sailing boat, and castle towers under an evening sky.

Capriccio view on the Thames near Windsor

Brown wash drawing of a river scene with a church spire, trees, a sailing boat and a riverside building.

A Putney bridge