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Valley Scene, with Trees

Oil
16 October 1802 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

Oil on canvas entitled 'Valley Scene, with Trees'.


Object details

Category
Paintings
Object type
Oil
TitleValley Scene, with Trees (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Oil on canvas
Oil Paint
Canvas
Oil Painting
Brief description
Oil sketch, 'Valley scene, with trees' by Constable.
Physical description
Oil on canvas entitled 'Valley Scene, with Trees'.
Dimensions
  • Approx. height: 35.9cm
  • Approx. width: 32.6cm
  • Frame height: 54.4cm
  • Frame width: 50cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
Oct 16. 1802 (Inscribed on the bck in red ink by the artist.)
Credit line
Given by Isabel Constable
Object history
Given by Isabel Constable, 1888
Historical context
'Constable exhibited for the first time at the Royal Academy in 1802, his entry being called 'A Landscape'; this painting has not yet been identified. He visited Windsor in May (see Nos. 33-35), and was at East Bergholt in the summer and autumn.'

[G Reynolds]
Subjects depicted
Trees
Landscape
Bibliographic references
  • Parris, Leslie and Fleming-Williams, Ian. Constable London : The Tate Gallery, 1991 no.3
  • Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, cat. no. 39
  • Evans, M., with N. Costaras and C. Richardson, John Constable. Oil Sketches from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: V&A, 2011, p. 40, cat. no. 3.
Other number
39, plate 20 - Reynolds Catalogue No.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
142-1888

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Record createdJune 12, 2006
Record URL
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