Signs of wear consistent with age including discolouration and foxing to the paper. Wear and scuffs to the frame.
17.5 x 24.5cm (6.9" x 9.6")Framed Size: 31 x 39cm (12.2" x 15.4")
John Varley (1778-1842) was an English watercolour painter and astrologer, and a close friend of William Blake. They collaborated in 1819-1820 on the book Visionary Heads, written by Varley and illustrated by Blake. Varley was briefly employed by a portrait painter in Holborn and then, at the age of 15 or 16, became a pupil of Joseph Charles Barrow (fl. 1789-1802) who had an evening drawing school in Holborn. Barrow took Varley on a sketching tour to Peterborough from which he emerged as a professional painter. In 1798 he exhibited a highly regarded sketch of Peterborough Cathedral at the Royal Academy and became a regular exhibitor there until the foundation of the Old Watercolour Society in 1805. Varley was one of the founders of the OWS and exhibited over seven hundred drawings there.
| SKU | st472 |
|---|---|
| Artist | John Varley (1778-1842) |
| Date | 1840 |
| Dimensions | 17.5 x 24.5cm |
| Medium | Watercolour |
| Style | Realism |
| Subject | Landscape |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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