Osmington Bay, with Portland Island in the distance.
Drawing
1816, November 7 (made)
1816, November 7 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Given by Isabel Constable
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Osmington Bay, with Portland Island in the distance. (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing, Osmington Bay, with Portland Island in the distance. On the back is a drawing of a figure seated on a hill above the sea, probably Weymouth Bay, by John Constable,, pencil on paper, 1816 |
| Physical description | Drawing of Osmington Bay, with Portland Island in the distance. On the back is a drawing of a figure seated on a hill above the sea, probably Weymouth Bay, 1816, |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Novr. 7. 1816--Osmington Bay (Inscribed below on left by the artist.) |
| Credit line | Given by Isabel Constable |
| Historical context | In 1816 Constable exhibited 'The Wheatfield' and 'A Wood: Autumn' at the Royal Academy. His father died on 14 May. He spent some of the summer in Suffolk and paid two visits to Wivenhoe. He was married by his friend John Fisher to Miss Bicknell on 2 October at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, and they spent part of the honeymoon staying with Fisher at his vicarage at Osmington, Dorsetshire. [G Reynolds, 1973, p. 110] |
| Summary | Given by Isabel Constable |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 110, 112, 114 |
| Other number | 151, plate 123 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 311-1888 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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