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Houses at Putney Heath

Watercolour
1818, August 13 (made)
Artist/Maker

Flat landscape with houses, fence, and trees.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHouses at Putney Heath (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour, Houses at Putney Heath, by John Constable, 1818
Physical description
Flat landscape with houses, fence, and trees.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 191mm
  • Sheet width: 337mm
Marks and inscriptions
Putney Heath Augst. 13th. 1818. (Inscribed below on left in ink, in sloping script, by the artist)
Credit line
Given by Isabel Constable
Historical context
In 1818 Constable exhibited at the Royal Academy four landscapes and two drawings, one of the latter being entitled 'Elms' (Probably No. 162 [320-1891] in this Catalogue)

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 119]
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 119, 120
Other number
165, plate 133 - Reynolds Catalogue No.
Collection
Accession number
172-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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