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Fishing boats on shore, probably at Brighton

Drawing
ca. 1824 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coast scene with boats and figures. Sketch of a mother with a child in her lap on the back.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFishing boats on shore, probably at Brighton (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pen and sepia wash on rough paper
Brief description
Drawing, Fishing boats on shore, probably at Brighton, by John Constable, pen and sepia wash, c.1824
Physical description
Coast scene with boats and figures. Sketch of a mother with a child in her lap on the back.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.7cm
  • Width: 33.6cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973
Marks and inscriptions
'24' (Serial number inscribed in ink on the verso.)
Credit line
Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist.
Historical context
'In 1824 Constable's sole exhibit at the Royal Academy was 'A Boat passing a Lock' ('The Lock') (now in the collection of Mr. S. Morrison).'The Hay Wain', the 'View on the Stour near Dedham' and a 'View of Hampstead Heath' were exhibited at the Salon in Paris in this year. He took his wife and family to Brighton for the first time in May, and himself spent some time in London and some with them in Brighton, returning before them at the end of August.'

[G Reynolds, 1973, p.167]
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 167, 174, 175
Other number
284, plate 214 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Accession number
817-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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