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Milford Bridge, with a distant view of Salisbury

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

Sketch of a figure on a bridge with trees, birds, and a steeple.


Object details

Category
Watercolours
Object type
Watercolour
TitleMilford Bridge, with a distant view of Salisbury (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pencil, pen, and watercolour
Pencil
Ink
Watercolour (Paint)
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description
Watercolour, Milford Bridge, with a distant view of Salisbury, by John Constable, ca.1836
Physical description
Sketch of a figure on a bridge with trees, birds, and a steeple.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.2cm
  • Width: 24.1cm
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]
Subject depicted
Bridge
Place depicted
Salisbury
Associated object
341A-1888 (Reproduction)
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 233, 236-237
Other numbers
  • 401, plate 306 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
341-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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