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A view of Reading from the river

Drawing
06/06/1821 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

A view of buildings and figures alongside a river in Reading.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Landscapes
Object type
drawing
TitleA view of Reading from the river (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pencil on paper
Pencil
Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing, A view of Reading from the river, by John Constable, pencil on paper, 1821
Physical description
A view of buildings and figures alongside a river in Reading.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.3cm
  • Width: 26cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Y MILLS TMAN 19' (truncated watermark)
  • 'The Abbey at Reading. St. Helens, St. Laurence. June 6 1821.' (Inscribed in lower left corner in ink by the artist)
Historical context
The chief of Constable's four exhibits in 1821 was 'Landscape: Noon' ('The Hay Wain') (National Gallery No. 1207; for the full-scale sketch see No. 209 [987-1900] in this Catalogue). His third child, Charles Golding Constable, was born on 29 March. He accompanied Archdeacon John Fisher on his visitation of Berkshire in June, took No. 2 Lower Terrace, Hampstead, for his family during the summer and autumn and paid a visit to Fisher at Salisbury in November.

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 135]
Subjects depicted
Buildings
Rivers
Place depicted
Reading
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 135, 138-140
Other number
215, plate 162 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
287-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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