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Salisbury Cathedral, from the south-west

Drawing
1820, July 20 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pencil drawing of Salisbury Cathedral surrounded by trees.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSalisbury Cathedral, from the south-west (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pencil on paper
Brief description
Drawing, Salisbury Cathedral, from the south-west, by John Constable,, pencil on paper, 1820
Physical description
Pencil drawing of Salisbury Cathedral surrounded by trees.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.5cm
  • Width: 18.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • J WH Turke I (Truncated watermark)
  • 20 July 1820 (Inscribed below on left by the artist)
  • 42 (Serial number inscribed on the back in ink)
  • M.L.C [Maria Louisa Constable] (Inscribed on the back in pencil)
Credit line
Given by Isabel Constable
Historical context
In 1820 Constable exhibited at the Royal Academy 'Stratford Mill' (now in the collection of Sir Reginald Macdonald-Buchanan) and 'A View of Harwich Lighthouse' (see No. 142 [302-1888] above).
He stayed with Fisher at Salisbury in July and August, settled his wife and children at Hampstead by 1 September, and paid a brief visit to Malvern Hall.

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 127]
Bibliographic references
  • Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 127, 129, 134
  • Timothy Wilcox, Constable and Salisbury. The Soul of Landscape London: Scala Publishers Ltd, 2011. ISBN: 978 1 85759 678 6.
Other number
187, plate 147 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Accession number
619-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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