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Waterloo Bridge from the west.

Drawing
ca. 1819 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
London (made)

Sketch of London skyline with Waterloo bridge.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleWaterloo Bridge from the west. (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper
Brief description
Drawing, 'Waterloo Bridge from the west' by Constable.
Physical description
Sketch of London skyline with Waterloo bridge.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.5cm
  • Width: 41cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • J Whatman 1811

    Note
    Watermark

  • 21 x 16

    Note
    A pencil inscription that can be seen by transmitted light; this has been copied on to the back of the card.

Credit line
Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist
Historical context
In 1819 Constable exhibited at the Royal Academy 'A scene on the River Stour' ('The White Horse'), bought by John Fisher, and now in the Frick Collection, New York (see the sketch-book No. 132, pp. 66 and 70). His second child Maria Louisa (Minna) was born on 19 July. He took a house at Hampstead for the first time at the end of the summer. He was elected A.R.A. on 1 November.

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 121]
Bibliographic references
  • Parris, Leslie and Fleming-Williams, Ian. Constable London : The Tate Gallery, 1991 288
  • Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 121-123
  • Feaver, William, Lucian Freud on John Constable, London, British Council, 2003
Other number
173, plate 139 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
290-1888

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Record createdJuly 10, 2006
Record URL
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