Period: 18th century-19th century / Creator: Varley, Cornelius, 1781–1873

1. Study near Harlech Castle

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 13 1/2 inches (19.7 x 34.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Study of Trees at the Edge of a Field

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with white gouache on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 x 14 7/8 inches (25.4 x 37.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Study of Small Fishing Vessel on Shore

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 x 14 3/16 inches (24.8 x 36 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Cottage on a Bay

Creator:: Attributed to Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches (14.9 x 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Landscape Composition

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, graphite, and white chalk on medium, moderately textured, blue wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/8 x 14 1/2 inches (22.5 x 36.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Studies of a Carthorse

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 x 7 1/8 inches (15.2 x 18.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Cottages at Letherhead Surrey

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on medium, unknown color, slightly textured wove paper mounted on contemporary card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/4 x 9 inches (15.9 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Laying Storm Anchors

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, white gouache, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 x 4 1/2 inches (17.8 x 11.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Mountain Landscape, North Wales

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/2 × 17 inches (26.7 × 43.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Classical Study

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/4 x 17 7/16 inches (28.6 x 44.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. A Tree Struck by Lightning

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 x 9 5/8 inches (16.5 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Ardfert Cathedral, Kerry, Ireland

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 20 1/8 inches (35.6 × 51.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Haymakers

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: after 1794
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 x 11 3/8 inches (16.5 x 28.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. View of a House

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink and gray wash on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 x 12 5/8 inches (18.7 x 32.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Small Boats in Harbor

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/8 x 7 1/2 inches (11.1 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Studies of Boats, Figures, Carts, and Buildings

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches (24.8 x 29.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Front View of a Vessel with Masts

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/4 x 8 7/8 inches (34.9 x 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Study of Boats with Horses and Carts

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 14 1/2 inches (23.5 x 36.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. A Moated House

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches (27.3 x 40 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Study of a Stonewall and a Gate

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thin, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 x 6 3/8 inches (10.2 x 16.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Study of Sheep

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 6 7/8 x 8 3/4 inches (17.5 x 22.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Tree Study

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 10 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches (27.6 x 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Landscape with Castle

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, brown wash, graphite, and white gouache on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 x 10 1/2 inches (18.7 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. A Horse pulling a Drag

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 7/8 x 9 3/8in. (14.9 x 23.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. At St. Albans

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite with gray wash on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 x 14 9/16 inches (27.9 x 37 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Raglan Castle

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/8 x 17 7/8 inches (28.3 x 45.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. 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

28. Study of Moored Boat with Seated Figure

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/8 x 10 3/8 inches (21.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Study near Harlech Castle

2. Study of Trees at the Edge of a Field

3. Study of Small Fishing Vessel on Shore

4. Cottage on a Bay

5. Landscape Composition

6. Studies of a Carthorse

7. Cottages at Letherhead Surrey

8. Laying Storm Anchors

9. Mountain Landscape, North Wales

10. Classical Study

11. A Tree Struck by Lightning

12. Ardfert Cathedral, Kerry, Ireland

13. Haymakers

14. View of a House

15. Small Boats in Harbor

16. Studies of Boats, Figures, Carts, and Buildings

17. Front View of a Vessel with Masts

18. Study of Boats with Horses and Carts

19. A Moated House

20. Study of a Stonewall and a Gate

21. Study of Sheep

22. Tree Study

23. Landscape with Castle

24. A Horse pulling a Drag

25. At St. Albans

26. Raglan Castle

27. Mountain Landscape with Castle Ruins on a Cliff

28. Study of Moored Boat with Seated Figure