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Trees in West End Fields, Hampstead

Drawing
5 July 1833 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
Hampstead (made)

Drawing of trees and foliage with birds above.

Object details

Categories
Drawings
Landscapes
Object type
Drawing
TitleTrees in West End Fields, Hampstead (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pencil on paper
Pencil
Paper
Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description
Drawing, Trees in West End Fields, Hampstead, by John Constable, pencil on paper, 1833
Physical description
Drawing of trees and foliage with birds above.
Dimensions
  • Height: 235mm
  • Width: 327mm
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'J WHATMAN 1830' (watermark)
  • 'July 5, 1833 West End feilds' (Inscribed in top right corner in pencil by the artist.)
Credit line
Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist
Historical context
'In 1833 Constable exhibited four oil paintings and three drawings at the Royal Academy: the former included 'Englefield House, Berkshire ... morning' (see Nos. 340-344 [345-1888, 255-1888, 1258-1888, 1258a-1888, 1258b-1888]) and 'Cottage in a Cornfield' (No. 352 [1631-1888]). He gave his first lecture in Hampstead this year. '

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 210]
Subject depicted
Trees
Place depicted
Hampstead
Bibliographic references
  • Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 210, 212
  • Constable. 200 years in Hampstead Exhibition catalogue for exhibition at Burgh House and Hampstead Museum, October 2012 - April 2013.
Other number
353, plate 257 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
270-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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