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Water Lane, Stratford St. Mary, Suffolk

Drawing
4 october 1827 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
John Constable (artist)
Place of origin
Suffolk (painted)

Water lane, Stratford St. Mary, Suffolk on a page from a sketch-book, pencil and grey wash


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Landscapes
English
Object type
Drawing
TitleWater Lane, Stratford St. Mary, Suffolk
Materials and techniques
pencil, grey wash
Pencil
Grey Wash
Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing, Water Lane, Stratford St. Mary, Suffolk, by John Constable, pencil and wash, 1827
Physical description
Water lane, Stratford St. Mary, Suffolk on a page from a sketch-book, pencil and grey wash
Dimensions
  • Height: 33cm
  • Width: 22,4cm
Taken from Reynolds Catalogue 1973
Marks and inscriptions
  • "Stratford Water Lane. Oct. 4 1827" (Inscribed below on left in pencil by the artist)
  • J WHATMAN TURKEY MILLS 1824 (Watermark on the paper, which is taken from a sketch-book)
Object history
Isabel Constable bequest 1888
Historical context
In 1827 Constable exhibited at the Royal Academy 'Chain Pier, Brighton' (Tate Gallery, No. 5957; see No. 289 [Museum. No. 289-1888] 'Mill, Gillingham, Dorset' see No. 288 and 'Hampstead Heath'. To the British Institution he sent a version of 'The Glebe Farm' (see No. 111 [Museum No. 161-1888]).
Production
Lt-Col C.A. Brooks has shown that the house seen here still stands, largely unaltered; it is now called 'Raveny's'.
Place depicted
St. Mary
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, cat. no. 291, p. 182, 184-185, ill. plate 220
Other number
291 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
624-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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