Salisbury Cathedral from the south-west
Oil Sketch
ca. 1820 (made)
ca. 1820 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Painting of Salisbury Cathdral, surrounded by trees.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Salisbury Cathedral from the south-west (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil sketch, 'Salisbury Cathedral from the south-west' by John Constable, British School, c.1820 |
| Physical description | Painting of Salisbury Cathdral, surrounded by trees. |
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| Credit line | Given by Isabel Constable |
| Object history | Given by Isabel Constable, 1888 |
| Historical context | In 1820 Constable exhibited at the Royal Academy 'Stratford Mill' (now in the collection of Sir Reginald Macdonald-Buchanan) and 'A View of Harwich Lighthouse' (see No. 142 [302-1888] above). He stayed with Fisher at Salisbury in July and August, settled his wife and children at Hampstead by 1 September, and paid a brief visit to Malvern Hall. [G Reynolds, 1973, p. 127] |
| Place depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 127, 131 |
| Other number | 197, plate 157 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 319-1888 |
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| Record created | July 20, 2006 |
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