Water meadows near Salisbury
Drawing
about 1829 (drawn)
about 1829 (drawn)
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Drawing of water meadows near Salisbury, pen and brown ink, by John Constable
Object details
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| Title | Water meadows near Salisbury (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and brown ink and grey chalk on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing, Water meadows near Salisbury, by John Constable, pencil, pen and brown ink and grey chalk on paper, ca.1829 |
| Physical description | Drawing of water meadows near Salisbury, pen and brown ink, by John Constable |
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| Marks and inscriptions | [F]incher & Sons 1823 (Makers's mark; watermark) |
| Gallery label | Outline sketch for `Watermeadows Near Salisbury', about 1829.
Pencil, on paper watermarked 1823
E.372-1992
Purchased with the aid of the Edwin Havill Bequest 1992
A rare example of a sketch by Constable that is squared up, and the back prepared with grey chalk, so that the outline could be transferred to the canvas for the painting. The finished picture is on dispay in the first room. |
| Credit line | Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the Artist, 1888 |
| Object history | This drawing was part of lot 116 of a sale held at Christie's 7 April 1992. The purchase price included both E.372-1992 and E.373-1992. |
| Historical context | This drawing is an outline sketch for an oil painting, entitled `Water meadows near Salisbury'. It is now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, museum number FA 38. This painting was put before the Hanging Committee of the Royal Academy in 1830 without the members knowing whom the artist was. Constable was part of that committee and to his horror it was rejected by the others, one of them describing it as `a nasty green thing.' He withdrew it. |
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| Accession number | E.372-1992 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2000 |
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