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Windsor Castle from the river

Watercolour (Painting)
May 17, 1802 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing, lightly sketched, of Windsor Castle in the distance, looking over the river. Several boats are in the foreground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWindsor Castle from the river (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and red chalk and watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour, 'Windsor Castle from the river' by John Constable, penicl, red chalk and watercolour, 1802
Physical description
Drawing, lightly sketched, of Windsor Castle in the distance, looking over the river. Several boats are in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 259mm
  • Width: 365mm
  • Height: 10 1/4in
  • Width: 14 3/8in
Marks and inscriptions
'May 17. 1802. 7 - morning' (Inscribed in lower left corner in pencil by the artist.)
Historical context
'Constable exhibited for the first time at the Royal Academy in 1802, his entry being called 'A Landscape'; this painting has not yet been identified. He visited Windsor in May (see Nos. 33-35), and was at East Bergholt in the summer and autumn.'

[G Reynolds]
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
G. Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum: Catalogue of the Constable Collection, 1973, pp. 44-45
Other number
33 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Accession number
804-1888

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Record createdMay 18, 2009
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