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Netley Abbey, with Southampton Water in the background

Drawing
1816, October (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pencil drawing of Netley Abbey, surrounded by trees and water.

Object details

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Object type
TitleNetley Abbey, with Southampton Water in the background (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pencil on paper
Brief description
Drawing, 'Netley Abbey with Southampton Water in the background', by John Constable, pencil on paper, 1816
Physical description
Pencil drawing of Netley Abbey, surrounded by trees and water.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.3cm
  • Width: 17.8cm
Historical context
In 1816 Constable exhibited 'The Wheatfield' and 'A Wood: Autumn' at the Royal Academy. His father died on 14 May. He spent some of the summer in Suffolk and paid two visits to Wivenhoe. He was married by his friend John Fisher to Miss Bicknell on 2 October at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, and they spent part of the honeymoon staying with Fisher at his vicarage at Osmington, Dorsetshire.

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 110]
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 110, 112, 114
Other number
150, plate 12 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Accession number
613-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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