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Water Lane, Stratford St. Mary, Suffolk

Drawing
October 1827 [perhaps] (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A lane with figures, trees, and a cottage.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWater Lane, Stratford St. Mary, Suffolk (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pen and grey wash with touches of pencil and bistre on paper
Brief description
Drawing, Water Lane, Stratford St. Mary, Suffolk, by John Constable, pen and wash, 1827
Physical description
A lane with figures, trees, and a cottage.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.4cm
  • Width: 33.1cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973
Marks and inscriptions
'J WHATMAN TURKEY MILLS 1824' (watermark)
Historical context
'In 1827 Constable exhibited at the Royal Academy 'Chain Pier, Brighton' (Tate Gallery, No. 5957; see No. 289 [289-1888]), 'Mill, Gillingham, Dorset' (see No. 288 [1632-1888]) and 'Hampstead Heath'. To the British Institution he sent a version of 'The Glebe Farm' (see No. 111 [161-1888]).'

[G Reynolds, 1973, p.179]
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 179, 183-185
Other number
296, plate 223 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Accession number
241-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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