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Cows grazing, Salisbury

Watercolour
13 and 14, November 1829 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cow grazing with trees and figures.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleCows grazing, Salisbury (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Pen, ink, and watercolour washes on paper
Brief description
Watercolour, Cows grazing, Salisbury, by John Constable, 1829
Physical description
Cow grazing with trees and figures.
Dimensions
  • Height: 1.2cm
  • Width: 79.3cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 13 & 14 of Novr. 1829 done in the 'Evng--at Salisbury--from the sketch made at the bottom of the Garden' (Inscribed on the back in pencil by the artist.)
  • '51' (Serial number inscribed in pencil on the back.)
  • 'M.L.C.' [Maria Louisa Constable] (Inscribed in pencil on the back.)
Historical context
'Constable was elected R.A. on 10 February 1829. He exhibited 'Hadleigh Castle' (now in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon; see No. 127 [D.234-1888] in this Catalogue) and a landscape of a "rich cottage". He paid his last two visits to Fisher at Salisbury, in July and in November. His preparations for English Landscape Scenery got under way in this year: the earliest letter on the subject to Lucas printed by Shirley (S.: L., p. 20) is dated 28 August 1829.'

[G Reynolds, 1973, p.190]
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 190-193
Other number
316, plate 234 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Accession number
253-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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