A countryman walking, and two teams harrowing
Drawing
c. 1810-19 (made)
c. 1810-19 (made)
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Drawing of a man walking, with detailed studies of the provisions hanging from his pole, and two teams harrowing.
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Title | A countryman walking, and two teams harrowing (popular title) |
Materials and techniques | pencil on paper |
Brief description | Drawing A countryman walking, and two teams harrowing, by John Constable, pencil on paper, c.1810-19? |
Physical description | Drawing of a man walking, with detailed studies of the provisions hanging from his pole, and two teams harrowing. |
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Credit line | Given by Isabel Constable |
Object history | Reynolds cat. no. 182 |
Historical context | In 1819 Constable exhibited at the Royal Academy 'A scene on the River Stour' ('The White Horse'), bought by John Fisher, and now in the Frick Collection, New York (see the sketch-book No. 132, pp. 66 and 70). His second child Maria Louisa (Minna) was born on 19 July. He took a house at Hampstead for the first time at the end of the summer. He was elected A.R.A. on 1 November. [G Reynolds, 1973, p. 121] |
Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 121, 126-127 |
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Accession number | 295-1888 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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