English family of artists. The most influential member was (1) John Varley, known particularly for his landscape watercolours. He was the eldest of five children, of whom (2) Cornelius Varley became a scientist as well as a watercolour painter. Two other members of that generation were also active as painters: their sister Elizabeth Varley (1798-1864), who married William Mulready in 1802; and their brother William Fleetwood Varley (1785-1856), whose work is similar to that of (1) John Varley. Of John Varley's ten children, two became painters: Albert Fleetwood Varley (1804-76) and Charles Smith Varley (1811-87). Other artists in the family were Cromwell Fleetwood Varley (1828-83), son of Cornelius; Edgar John Varley (1839-88), son of Charles Smith; and John Varley jr (1850-1933), son of Albert Fleetwood, who painted watercolours of Egypt, India and Japan.
The following members have entries:
See the Abbreviations for further details.
