Bridge Cottage, Flatford
Watercolour
12/11/1832 (painted)
12/11/1832 (painted)
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This particular cottage was one of Constable's favourites. He shows it in a number of his drawings. Some of the pen marks are similar to those in his early drawings of cottages. The use of watercolour washes adds tone and gives solidity to the forms, however. Constable dated this drawing 12 November 1832. It comes from a sketchbook that he first used in 1831.
Object details
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| Title | Bridge Cottage, Flatford (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and bistre ink, and watercolour |
| Brief description | John Constable, Bridge Cottage, Flatford, 1832, Reynolds cat. no. 346 |
| Physical description | Drawing of Bridge Cottage. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist |
| Historical context | 'In 1832 Constable exhibited at the Royal Academy four oil paintings and four drawings. The oil paintings included 'Waterloo Bridge, from Whitehall Stairs, June 18th, 1817' (formerly in the collection of Mr. Harry H. Ferguson; see Nos. 173-175 [290-1888, 322-1888, 604-1888] in this Catalogue); 'A Romantic House, Hampstead' (probably National Gallery No. 1246) and 'Sir Richard Steele's Cottage, Hampstead' (now in the collection of Sir Kenneth Clark). The drawings included one of 'Jaques and the Wounded Stag' (see No. 407 [795-1888] in this Catalogue). Archdeacon John Fisher died on 25 August.' [G Reynolds, 1973, p. 204] |
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| Summary | This particular cottage was one of Constable's favourites. He shows it in a number of his drawings. Some of the pen marks are similar to those in his early drawings of cottages. The use of watercolour washes adds tone and gives solidity to the forms, however. Constable dated this drawing 12 November 1832. It comes from a sketchbook that he first used in 1831. |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 204, 208-210 |
| Other number | 346, plate 250 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
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| Accession number | 229-1888 |
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| Record created | February 20, 2004 |
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