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Salisbury Cathedral from the south-west
John Constable, born 1776 - died 1837 - Enlarge image
Salisbury Cathedral from the south-west
- Object:
Oil sketch
- Place of origin:
England, Great Britain (made)
- Date:
ca. 1820 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
John Constable, born 1776 - died 1837 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Oil on canvas
- Credit Line:
Given by Isabel Constable
- Museum number:
319-1888
- Gallery location:
Paintings, room 88a, case North Wall
Physical description
Painting of Salisbury Cathdral, surrounded by trees.
Place of Origin
England, Great Britain (made)
Date
ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/maker
John Constable, born 1776 - died 1837 (artist)
Materials and Techniques
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Height: 25.1 cm estimate, Width: 30.2 cm estimate
Object history note
Given by Isabel Constable, 1888
Historical context note
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]
Descriptive line
Oil sketch, 'Salisbury Cathedral from the south-west' by Constable.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 127, 131
The following is an extract from the text of the entry:
The canvas has been relined at an unknown date.
The sketch is of identical size with No. 196 [318-1888] and in closely similar style. It was therefore probably made at about the same time, during Constable's visit to Salisbury of July and August, 1820.
Holmes, p. 245, dates the sketch to 1820.
Exhibition History
Turner and Constable and their European Contemporaries (Statens Museum fur Kunst, Copenhagen 04/09/2004-09/01/2005)
Materials
Oil paint; Canvas
Techniques
Oil painting
Subjects depicted
Salisbury Cathedral
Categories
Paintings
Collection code
PDP
