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Wimbledon Park

Drawing
03/07/1815 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
Wimbledon (made)

Drawing of trees and fields in pencil.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleWimbledon Park (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil
Brief description
Drawing, 'Wimbledon park', by Constable.
Physical description
Drawing of trees and fields in pencil.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.8cm
  • Width: 7.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Mr. I. Constable. 63, Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square (Engraved on the other side of the visiting card from the drawing.)
  • Wimbledon Park July 3d 1815 (Inscribed in pencil by the artist on the engraved side of the card.)
Credit line
Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist
Historical context
In 1815 Constable exhibited five paintings and three drawings at the Royal Academy, including 'Boat-building' (No. 137). His mother died early this year and he was in Suffolk in May. He left London again for Suffolk on 6 July and remained there most of the year, being detained during December by his father's serious illness.

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 106]
Bibliographic references
  • Parris, Leslie and Fleming-Williams, Ian. Constable London : The Tate Gallery, 1991 256
  • Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 106, 108
Other number
138, plate 101 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
305-1888

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Record createdJuly 10, 2006
Record URL
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