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Houses in Dedham, with the church tower

Watercolour
ca. 1832 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sketch of houses with trees and a church tower.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHouses in Dedham, with the church tower (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pencil and water-colour on paper
Brief description
Watercolour, Houses in Dedham, with the church tower, by John Constable, ca.1832
Physical description
Sketch of houses with trees and a church tower.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.5cm
  • Width: 19.1cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'J WHAT 18' (truncated watermark)
  • '7' (Serial number inscribed on the back in ink.)
  • 'M.L.C.' [Maria Louisa Constable] (Inscribed on the back in pencil.)
  • 'For S. Kensington Museum.' (Inscribed in ink on the back, amongst rough scribbles.)
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]
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 204, 209-210
Other number
350, plate 252 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Accession number
347-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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