{"title":"Varley, John","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Varley (1778–1842)\u003c\/strong\u003e was an English landscape painter and influential teacher of watercolour. Born in Hackney, London, he studied drawing and made sketching tours to Wales and other parts of Britain. His early watercolours combined direct observation with carefully arranged compositions of hills, rivers and bridges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis \u003ca href=\"\/products\/varley-john-1778-1842-under-the-bridge-bathing-1803\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnder the Bridge, Bathing\u003c\/em\u003e (1803)\u003c\/a\u003e belongs to his early period, when he was exploring the possibilities of light, reflections and figures within the landscape. His younger brother \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/varley-cornelius\"\u003eCornelius Varley\u003c\/a\u003e also became a watercolourist and later invented optical drawing instruments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Varley was a founder member of the Society of Painters in Water Colours. He taught many younger artists, including \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hunt-william-henry\"\u003eWilliam Henry Hunt\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fielding-a-v-copley\"\u003eCopley Fielding\u003c\/a\u003e. Alongside painting, he developed interests in astrology and published instructional works on landscape drawing. He died in London in 1842.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"varley-john-1778-1842-under-the-bridge-bathing-1803","title":"Varley, John (1778-1842) - Under the Bridge, Bathing 1803","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnder the Bridge, Bathing\u003c\/em\u003e (1803) is an early watercolour by the English landscape artist and teacher John Varley (1778–1842), known for his atmospheric views of British scenery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download includes 1 JPEG image at 600 dpi, measuring 5778 pixels wide by 4491 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/varley-john\"\u003eJohn Varley\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64406393815370,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Varley_John_1778-1842_-UndertheBridge_Bathing1803_main.jpg?v=1794680492"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Varley_John_1778-1842.jpg?v=1794680632","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/varley-john.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}