Sketch at Hampstead: stormy sunset
Oil Painting
1820 (painted)
1820 (painted)
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Sketch of a stormy sunset in oil on paper.
Object details
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| Title | Sketch at Hampstead: stormy sunset |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on paper laid on card |
| Brief description | Oil painting, 'Sketch at Hampstead: Stormy Sunset', John Constable, 1820 |
| Physical description | Sketch of a stormy sunset in oil on paper. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Hampd. 17th Octr 1820 Stormy Sunset. Wind. W.' (Inscribed on the back in ink, not in the artist's hand) |
| 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] |
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| Other number | 207, plate 158 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
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| Accession number | 147-1888 |
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| Record created | May 15, 2007 |
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