A village seen over a ploughed field thumbnail 1
Image of Gallery in South Kensington
Request to view at the Prints & Drawings Study Room, level F , Case TOPIC, Shelf 3, Box D

A village seen over a ploughed field

Watercolour
1834 or 1835 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

Sketch of a village with a field and trees in the foreground.

Object details

Category
Watercolours
Object type
Watercolour
TitleA village seen over a ploughed field (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pencil and water-colour on paper
Pencil
Watercolour
Paper
Brief description
John Constable, A village seen over a ploughed field, 1834 or 1835?, Reynolds cat. no. 386
Physical description
Sketch of a village with a field and trees in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.0cm
  • Width: 21.1cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
  • '5' (Serial number inscribed on the back in ink.)
  • 'M.L.C.' [Maria Louisa Constable] (Inscribed on the back in pencil.)
Historical context
'In 1835 Constable's sole exhibit at the Royal Academy was 'The Valley Farm' (see Nos. 373-377 [143-1888, 140-1888, 1249-1888, 1248-1888, 600-1888]). He visited George Constable at Arundel in July. He visited Worcester (where paintings by him had been exhibited in July) to give three lectures, in October.'

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 221]
Bibliographic references
  • Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 221, 231-233
  • Andrew Loukes, Constable at Petworth , [England] : National Trust, 2014.
Other number
386, plate 290 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
238-1888

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1041944/a-village-seen-over-a-watercolour-constable-john-ra/
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest