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A woman by an old willow tree at Ham, Surrey

Drawing
August or September 1834 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

Sketch of a woman by a willow tree with a sketch of a tree-lined avenue on the back.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Landscapes
Object type
Drawing
TitleA woman by an old willow tree at Ham, Surrey (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pen and bistre ink on paper
Pen
Paper (Fiber Product)
Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description
Drawing, double-sided sheet: on front, a woman by an old willow tree at Ham, Surrey; on the reverse is a pencil drawing of the avenue of trees leading from the Petersham road to Ham House, by John Constable, pen and bistre ink on paper, 1834
Physical description
Sketch of a woman by a willow tree with a sketch of a tree-lined avenue on the back.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.5cm
  • Width: 14cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Ham. 1834.--' (Inscribed below in ink by the artist.)
  • '49' (Serial number inscribed in top left corner in pencil.)
Credit line
Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist
Historical context
'In 1834 Constable exhibited at the Royal Academy three water-colour drawings and a pencil drawing: the former included 'The Mound of the City of Old Sarum, from the south' (No. 359 [1628-1888]) and a view of Stoke Poges Church. He visited George Constable for the first time at Arundel in July and Lord Egremont at Petworth in September.'

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 215]
Subject depicted
Willow
Place depicted
Staffordshire
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 215, 218, 219
Other number
368, plate 261 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
818-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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