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A barn, trees and a grey horse, near East Bergholt

Watercolour
31 July 1832 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

A barn with trees, birds, and a horse.


Object details

Categories
Watercolours
Landscapes
Drawings
Object type
Watercolour
TitleA barn, trees and a grey horse, near East Bergholt (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pen, bistre ink, watercolour on paper
Paper (Fiber Product)
Ink
Watercolour (Paint)
Drawing (Image-Making)
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description
Watercolour, A Barn, Trees and a Grey Horse, near East Bergholt, by John Constable, 1832
Physical description
A barn with trees, birds, and a horse.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.5cm
  • Width: 19.0cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'July 31. 1832.' (Inscribed below on the left in ink by the artist.)
  • '4' (Serial number inscribed on the back in ink.)
  • 'M.L.C.' [Maria Louisa Constable] (Inscribed on the back in pencil.)
Credit line
Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist
Historical context
'In 1832 Constable exhibited at the Royal Academy four oil paintings and four drawings. The oil paintings included 'Waterloo Bridge, from Whitehall Stairs, June 18th, 1817' (formerly in the collection of Mr. Harry H. Ferguson; see Nos. 173-175 [290-1888, 322-1888, 604-1888] in this Catalogue); 'A Romantic House, Hampstead' (probably National Gallery No. 1246) and 'Sir Richard Steele's Cottage, Hampstead' (now in the collection of Sir Kenneth Clark). The drawings included one of 'Jaques and the Wounded Stag' (see No. 407 [795-1888] in this Catalogue). Archdeacon John Fisher died on 25 August.'

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 204]
Subjects depicted
Barn
Trees
Horse
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 204, 209-210
Other number
338, plate 249 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
221-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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