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Englefield House: detail of left turret

Drawing
possibly August 1832 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable (artist)
Place of origin
Berkshire (made)

Study of a turret.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Architecture
Object type
Drawing
TitleEnglefield House: detail of left turret (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pencil on paper
Pencil
Paper (Fiber Product)
Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description
Drawing, Englefield House: detail of left-hand turret, by John Constable, pencil on paper, 1832
Physical description
Study of a turret.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.1cm
  • Width: 22.4cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
'They are all alike' (Inscribed at top left in pencil by the artist.)
Credit line
Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist
Historical context
'In 1832 Constable exhibited at the Royal Academy four oil paintings and four drawings. The oil paintings included 'Waterloo Bridge, from Whitehall Stairs, June 18th, 1817' (formerly in the collection of Mr. Harry H. Ferguson; see Nos. 173-175 [290-1888, 322-1888, 604-1888] in this Catalogue); 'A Romantic House, Hampstead' (probably National Gallery No. 1246) and 'Sir Richard Steele's Cottage, Hampstead' (now in the collection of Sir Kenneth Clark). The drawings included one of 'Jaques and the Wounded Stag' (see No. 407 [795-1888] in this Catalogue). Archdeacon John Fisher died on 25 August.'

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 204]
Subject depicted
Turret
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 204, 206-207
Other number
344, plate 253 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
1258B-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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