A cottage and water-mill at Bignor
Watercolour
?July 1834 (made)
?July 1834 (made)
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Landscape with a winding road, cottage, watermill, and trees.
Object details
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Title | A cottage and water-mill at Bignor (popular title) |
Materials and techniques | pencil and watercolour on paper |
Brief description | Watercolour, A Cottage and Water-Mill at Bignor, by John Constable, 1834 |
Physical description | Landscape with a winding road, cottage, watermill, and trees. |
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Marks and inscriptions | '4' (Serial number inscribed in ink on the back.) |
Credit line | Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist |
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] |
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Other number | 366, Plate 263 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
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Accession number | 208-1888 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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