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Chichester Cathedral: the west end

Drawing
18 July 1835 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

Sketch of the west end of Chichester Cathedral with figures and trees.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Landscapes
Object type
Drawing
TitleChichester Cathedral: the west end (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pencil on paper
Pencil
Paper
Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description
Drawing, Chichester Cathedral: the west end, by John Constable, pencil on paper, 1835
Physical description
Sketch of the west end of Chichester Cathedral with figures and trees.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28.7cm
  • Width: 22.1cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973
Styles
British School
19th
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'J WHATMAN 1833' (Watermark)
  • 'West End of Chichester Cathedral July 18. 1835 Afternoon [or after storm]' (Inscribed in top left corner in pencil by the artist.)
  • 'M.L.C.' ([Maria Louisa Constable] Serial number inscribed on the back in ink)
Credit line
Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the Artist, 1888
Historical context
'In 1835 Constable's sole exhibit at the Royal Academy was 'The Valley Farm' (see Nos. 373-377 [143-1888, 140-1888, 1249-1888, 1248-1888, 600-1888]). He visited George Constable at Arundel in July. He visited Worcester (where paintings by him had been exhibited in July) to give three lectures, in October.'

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 221]
Subject depicted
Cathedral
Place depicted
Chichester
Bibliographic references
  • Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 221, 225, 226, 230
  • Andrew Loukes, Constable at Petworth , [England] : National Trust, 2014.
Other number
381, plate 273 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
615-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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