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Haddon Hall

Drawing
August 17, 1801 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing in pencil and sepia wash, showing a short drive and the entrance to a turreted house. Trees are on the right side.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHaddon Hall (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and sepia wash
Brief description
Drawing, Haddon Hall, by John Constable, pencil and sepia wash, 1801
Physical description
Drawing in pencil and sepia wash, showing a short drive and the entrance to a turreted house. Trees are on the right side.
Dimensions
  • Height: 171mm
  • Width: 258mm
  • Height: 6 3/4in
  • Width: 10 1/8in
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Haddon Augst 17' (Inscribed in top right corner by the artist)
  • '18' (Serial number)
  • '17th Aug' (Inscribed on the back in ink in another hand)
  • 'M. L. C.' (Inscribed on the back in pencil [Maria Louisa Constable])
Historical context
'In 1801 Constable painted for Mr. Jon Reade a view of 'Old Hall, East Bergholt' (see note following No. 32, and No, 42a). Nos. 21-32 are pages from the sketchbook he used on his visit to Derbyshire in the same year.'

[G Reynolds]
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
G. Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum: Catalogue of the Constable Collection, 1973, pp. 41-44
Other number
26 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Accession number
805-1888

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Record createdMay 18, 2009
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