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Coast scene with a capstan, probably near Brighton

Watercolour
ca. 1824 (made)
Artist/Maker
John Constable (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

Beach scene with figures, house, boats.


Object details

Categories
Watercolours
Landscapes
Object type
Watercolour
TitleCoast scene with a capstan, probably near Brighton (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink, sepia, and watercolour on rough paper
Sepia
Watercolour (Paint)
Paper (Fiber Product)
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description
Watercolour by John Constable, Coast Scene with a Capstan, probably near Brighton, c.1824, Reynolds cat. no. 280.
Physical description
Beach scene with figures, house, boats.
Dimensions
  • Height: 33.2cm
  • Width: 38.2cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973
Historical context
'In 1824 Constable's sole exhibit at the Royal Academy was 'A Boat passing a Lock' ('The Lock') (now in the collection of Mr. S. Morrison).'The Hay Wain', the 'View on the Stour near Dedham' and a 'View of Hampstead Heath' were exhibited at the Salon in Paris in this year. He took his wife and family to Brighton for the first time in May, and himself spent some time in London and some with them in Brighton, returning before them at the end of August.'

[G Reynolds, 1973, p.167]
Subjects depicted
Beach
Boats
Place depicted
Brighton
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 167, 174-175
Other number
280, plate 212 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
190-1888

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
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