Flatford Old Bridge and Bridge Cottage on the Stour

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

View of cottage and figures on a bridge.

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Categories	Drawings Boats and Ships Landscapes
Object type	Drawing
Title	Flatford Old Bridge and Bridge Cottage on the Stour (popular title)
Materials and techniques	Pencil, pen and bistre ink and grey wash on laid paper Pencil Pen Bistre Grey Wash Laid Paper Drawing (Image-Making) Wash
Brief description	Drawing, Flatford Old Bridge and Bridge Cottage on the Stour, by John Constable, pencil, pen and bistre ink and grey wash on laid paper, c.1820-30
Physical description	View of cottage and figures on a bridge.
Dimensions	Height: 17.8cm Width: 27cm Dimensions taken from Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973
Style	British School
Marks and inscriptions	'J BUDGEN 1823' (Watermark)
Credit line	Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist
Historical context	'Constable was elected R.A. on 10 February 1829. He exhibited 'Hadleigh Castle' (now in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon; see No. 127 [D.234-1888] in this Catalogue) and a landscape of a "rich cottage". He paid his last two visits to Fisher at Salisbury, in July and in November. His preparations for English Landscape Scenery got under way in this year: the earliest letter on the subject to Lucas printed by Shirley (S.: L., p. 20) is dated 28 August 1829.' [G Reynolds, 1973, p.190]
Subjects depicted	Bridge Cottage Landscape
Place depicted	Stour
Bibliographic references	Parris, Leslie and Fleming-Williams, Ian. Constable London : The Tate Gallery, 1991 317 Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 190, 196
Other number	324, plate 246 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	243-1888

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Record created	July 10, 2006
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O125922/flatford-old-bridge-and-bridge-drawing-constable-john-ra/

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