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Study of a dead French partridge

Watercolour
Possibly ca. 1830 - 1836 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

View of a dead French partridge, lying on its back. On the back is a slight full-page cloud study.


Object details

Categories
Watercolours
Animals and Wildlife
Object type
Watercolour
TitleStudy of a dead French partridge (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and bistre and watercolour
Watercolour (Paint)
Ink
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description
Watercolour, Study of a dead French partridge, On the back is a cloud study, by John Constable, ca.1830-6
Physical description
View of a dead French partridge, lying on its back. On the back is a slight full-page cloud study.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.9cm
  • Width: 30.5cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973
Style
British School
Historical context
'In 1836 Constable's two exhibits at the Royal Academy were the 'Cenotaph to the memory of Sir Joshua Reynolds' (now in the Tate Gallery, No. 1272) and the watercolour 'Stonehenge' (No. 395 [1629-1888]). He gave four lectures on 'The History of Landscape Painting' at the Royal Institution in May and June of this year and his last lecture, at Hampstead, on 25 July. Constable died on 31 March 1837. His almost completed painting 'Arundel Mill and Castle' (now in the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio; see No. 379 [260-1888]) was exhibited posthumously at the Royal Academy.'

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 233]
Subjects depicted
Partridges
Clouds
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 233, 239, 240
Other number
408, plate 295 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
1247-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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