Englefield House, Berkshire
Drawing
possibly August 1832 (made)
possibly August 1832 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Sketch of a house with a field and trees
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Englefield House, Berkshire (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | pencil and light grey wash on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing, Englefield House, Berkshire, by John Constable, pencil and light grey wash on paper 1832 |
| Physical description | Sketch of a house with a field and trees |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Englefield House Benyon de Beauvoir Esq.' (Inscribed on the back in pencil.) |
| Credit line | Given 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] |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 204, 206, 207 |
| Other number | 342, plate 255 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1258-1888 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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