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A cottage by a wood at Findon, Sussex

Watercolour
1834 or 1835 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A view of a cottage with figures, trees, and a road.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleA cottage by a wood at Findon, Sussex (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pencil, bistre and watercolour on paper
Brief description
Watercolour, A Cottage by a Wood at Findon, Sussex, by John Constable, 1834 or 1835
Physical description
A view of a cottage with figures, trees, and a road.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.0cm
  • Width: 21.2cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Findon Wood' (Inscribed in top left corner in pencil, followed by a second line which is illegible.)
  • '17' (Serial number inscribed 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, 230, 232, 233
  • Andrew Loukes, Constable at Petworth , [England] : National Trust, 2014.
Other number
385, plate 290 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Accession number
228-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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