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Fittleworth Mill and Bridge, on the Rother, Sussex

Drawing
23 September 1834 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

View of a mill, bridge, and boat.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleFittleworth Mill and Bridge, on the Rother, Sussex (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pencil on paper
Pencil
Paper
Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description
Drawing, Fittleworth Mill and Bridge, on the Rother, Sussex, by John Constable, pencil on paper, 1834
Physical description
View of a mill, bridge, and boat.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.7cm
  • Width: 27.2cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
  • '23d Sepr 1834' (Inscribed below on right in pencil by the artist.)
  • 'Fittleworth Mill' (Inscribed in pencil on the back.)
Historical context
'In 1834 Constable exhibited at the Royal Academy three water-colour drawings and a pencil drawing: the former included 'The Mound of the City of Old Sarum, from the south' (No. 359 [1628-1888]) and a view of Stoke Poges Church. He visited George Constable for the first time at Arundel in July and Lord Egremont at Petworth in September.'

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 215]
Subject depicted
Bridge
Place depicted
Sussex
Bibliographic references
  • Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 215, 220, 221
  • Andrew Loukes, Constable at Petworth , [England] : National Trust, 2014.
Other number
371, plate 266 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
273-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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