Englefield House, Berkshire
Drawing
possibly August 1832 (made)
possibly August 1832 (made)
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View of Englefield house with a herd of deer in the foreground and a sketch of a man followed by a dog in the sky.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Englefield House, Berkshire (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Pencil drawing by John Constable, Englefield House, Berkshire, 1832, Reynolds cat. no. 341. |
| Physical description | View of Englefield house with a herd of deer in the foreground and a sketch of a man followed by a dog in the sky. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Carter' (Inscription to the left in pencil by the artist.) |
| Historical context | 'In 1832 Constable exhibited at the Royal Academy four oil paintings and four drawings. The oil paintings included 'Waterloo Bridge, from Whitehall Stairs, June 18th, 1817' (formerly in the collection of Mr. Harry H. Ferguson; see Nos. 173-175 [290-1888, 322-1888, 604-1888] in this Catalogue); 'A Romantic House, Hampstead' (probably National Gallery No. 1246) and 'Sir Richard Steele's Cottage, Hampstead' (now in the collection of Sir Kenneth Clark). The drawings included one of 'Jaques and the Wounded Stag' (see No. 407 [795-1888] in this Catalogue). Archdeacon John Fisher died on 25 August.' [G Reynolds, 1973, p. 204] |
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| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 204, 205, 207 |
| Other number | 341, plate 254 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 255-1888 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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