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Hadleigh Castle, near Southend

Drawing
1814 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

Page from a sketch book. Pencil drawing of Hadleigh castle.

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read John Constable's sketches Today, the pencil, pen, watercolour and oil sketches produced by John Constable (1776 – 1837) in the open air are valued for their freshness and vitality. However, at the time when Constable was working, the public expected a highly polished oil painting, executed in the studio.

Object details

Categories
Drawings
Landscapes
Object type
drawing
TitleHadleigh Castle, near Southend (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil
Pencil
Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing, Hadleigh Castle near Southend, by John Constable, pencil on paper, 1814
Physical description
Page from a sketch book. Pencil drawing of Hadleigh castle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3cm
  • Width: 11.1cm
Credit line
Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist
Historical context
In 1814 Constable exhibited at the Royal Academy 'Landscape: Ploughing scen in Suffolk' (see note on No. 122); also 'Landscape: the ferry', probably the painting in Mill Stream' now in the Ipswich Museum. He visited the Revd. Mr. Driffield at Feering in June (see Nos. 124-128) and spent much of the rest of the year in Suffolk.

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 90]
Bibliographic references
  • Lyles, Anne (Ed.), Constable : The Great Landscapes, London, Tate Publishing, 2006
  • Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 90, 94, 95
Other number
127, plate 100 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
D.234-1888

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Record createdJuly 7, 2006
Record URL
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