Hampstead Heath, from near Well Walk
Watercolour
12 April 1834 (made)
12 April 1834 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Watercolour of Hampstead Heath with clouds and foliage.
Object details
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| Title | Hampstead Heath, from near Well Walk (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
| Brief description | John Constable, Hampstead Heath, from near Well Walk, 1834, Reynolds cat. no. 360 |
| Physical description | Watercolour of Hampstead Heath with clouds and foliage. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Spring Clouds--Hail Squalls--April 12. 1834--Noon Well Walk--' (Inscribed on the back in pencil by 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] |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 215, 216 |
| Other number | 360, plate 259 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 175-1888 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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