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A windmill at Arundel

Drawing
1 July, 1835 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sketch of a windmill.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleA windmill at Arundel (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pencil on paper
Brief description
Drawing, A windmill at Arundel, by John Constable, pencil on paper, 1835
Physical description
Sketch of a windmill.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.1cm
  • Width: 28.5cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'July 10th 1835 Arundel' (Inscirbed below on left in pencil by the artist.)
  • '29' (Serial number inscirbed on the back in ink.)
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
Place depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 221, 225
  • Andrew Loukes, Constable at Petworth , [England] : National Trust, 2014.
Other number
380, plate 267 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Accession number
312-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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